The judge presiding over the civil fraud trial of Donald Trump repeatedly admonished him to keep his answers concise Monday, reminding him that “this is not a political rally” as the former president and leading Republican presidential candidate testified in a lawsuit accusing him of dramatically inflating his net worth.
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00:00 [Footsteps]
00:25 I'm not here to hear what he has to say. Then why exactly am I being paid as an attorney and why exactly are taxpayer dollars being used in this courtroom?
00:38 The answer is very clear. Because Miss James wants to stand right here like she did this morning and call my client a liar.
00:47 But I was told to sit down today. I was yelled at and I've had a judge who is unhinged slamming a table.
00:55 Let me be very clear, I don't tolerate that in my life. I'm not going to tolerate it here.
00:59 The judge doesn't like when President Trump explains what actually happened because it's not good for his narrative.
01:05 This is a judge who clearly has an issue, if you've seen his behavior with me, you've seen his behavior with the president today.
01:11 He has a clear issue with facts that are not good for the case.
01:15 The only thing they want are facts that are bad for Trump.
01:19 That's why he's silencing him, that's why he's telling him short answers, and that's why he's clearly enraged.
01:24 His face is red, he came in hot, and he doesn't know how to handle him.
01:29 My client's done nothing wrong. His answer should be full.
01:32 And if they try and silence him, the record will reflect that and we'll deal with it on appeal.