‘You can’t listen to me for more than one minute!’: Trump lashes out at judge at close of civil fraud trial in New York

Left: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, Nov. 6, 2023, in New York. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File /Center: Justice Engoron. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File./Right: Former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in closing arguments at New York Supreme Court, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Left: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, Nov. 6, 2023, in New York. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File /Center: Justice Engoron. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File./Right: Former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in closing arguments at New York Supreme Court, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

At closing arguments for his $370 million civil fraud trial on Thursday, Donald Trump was unable to contain himself and exploded at the presiding judge and prosecutors with a torrent of “witch hunt” claims despite the judge expressly telling him a day earlier he could not speak in court unless his contributions were “relevant” to the case.

Legal analyst Lisa Rubin, who was inside the courtroom in New York, reported on social media site X that the outburst started when Trump’s attorney Christopher Kise asked New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron if the former president would be allowed to speak. NBC News reported that Engoron offered to give Trump up to five minutes to “focus on the facts” once his lawyers had concluded their closing statements.

A day earlier, Engoron had made the same offer and had reminded Trump he could not make personal attacks part of his commentary. But Kise failed to respond to the judge by the imposed noon deadline and the judge issued the order.

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