The former US president calls trial "ridiculous" as he testifies in case that threatens his real estate empire.

Trump is now being asked whether the valuations of a number of his properties are accurate.

Instead of answering yes or no, Trump is giving speeches about how and why he invested in various properties.

Again the judge asks Trump’s legal team to stop the speeches.

“I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can’t, I will,” Judge Engoron says.

  • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOP
    302·
    1 year ago

    The prosecution is trying to display, through these series of documents, that banks clearly kept asking for financial statements.

    Trump had previously said banks don’t really look at those.

    Trump says, “I could have done different things”.

    He says if there was a problem, he could have given the banks cash or not borrowed the money.

    • UFO@programming.dev
      13·
      1 year ago

      “I could have payed for it” said the thief.

      “Oh I guess you’re innocent then” said nobody

      Edit: grammar (but would an idiot thief use proper grammar?)