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NBC News reports:
Trump wasted little time mixing it up with the judge from the stand. After the judge chided him for giving non-responsive answers, Trump said “The judge will rule against me because he will always rule against me.” The judge said that comment was not true, and asked Trump to “please answer the question. You can attack me all you want but just answer the question.” After more tangents, he told Trump’s lawyers “I beseech you to control” him. “This is not a political rally,” he said.
When Trump’s lawyers said he should be allowed to talk, the judge said, “We are not here to hear what he has to say. We are here to have him answer questions.” He warned that if Trump failed to answer questions, “I will take every negative inference that I can.” There’s no jury, so Engoron will be the one who ultimately decides the outcome of the trial. “This is a very unfair trial, very unfair. I hope the public is watching,” Trump complained after the judge told him to answer questions.
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The judge in Trump’s civil fraud case tells the former president’s lawyers to control their client several times as Trump takes the stand in the case. pic.twitter.com/2tSyQOHY0n
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 6, 2023
Trump’s team takes a break just an hour into his testimony. Exiting the courtroom, Trump gestures to reporters that he is zipping his lips and won’t be answering questions
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) November 6, 2023
Judge Threatens to Toss Trump Off Witness Stand, Warns Lawyer: ‘Control Him’ Or ‘I Will’ https://t.co/ZMt349kBSp
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) November 6, 2023
Kise inviting the Judge to hold Trump in contempt if this keeps up-if he won’t control his client, he leaves the judge with no choice https://t.co/48bioNU7zT
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) November 6, 2023
NOW: Justice Engoron is clearly very frustrated with Trump — tells his lawyer Chris Kise to control his client as he testifies: “I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can’t, I will. I will excuse him and draw every negative inference that I can.”
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) November 6, 2023