Letitia James
Trump Rails Against New York Fraud Ruling As He Faces Fines That Could Exceed Half-A-Billion Dollars
Former President Donald Trump railed against the judge who slapped him with a $355 million fine in his New York civil fraud trial.
Donald Trump’s legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars.
The MSNBC host does the math to show how the former president could be heading for financial "collapse."
The former president came face-to-face with the state attorney general who is suing him when he sat for a deposition last year at her Manhattan office.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The former president blamed the New York AG for Exxon leaving the state back in 1989 ― even though she was elected in 2018.
After about six minutes, Judge Arthur Engoron — who had denied Trump permission earlier to give a closing statement at the trial — cut him off and recessed for lunch.
A final ruling is expected in the civil fraud case in January, where a judge has already found that Trump has engaged in financial fraud for decades.
Judge Arthur Engoron criticized one of Trump's expert witnesses, saying that for a million or so dollars, "some experts will say whatever you want them to say."
“We’ve seen enough," Joyce Vance warned.
The former president and 2024 Republican front-runner accused Judge Arthur Engoron of harboring bias against him.