The judge presiding over the former president’s fraud case in New York reportedly told Trump’s defense to lower their voices on Monday.
The judge in Donald Trump’s New York state fraud case asked the former president’s lawyers on Monday to lower their voices after attorney Alina Habba was « practically yelling » at him, according to a reporter at the courthouse.
Judge Arthur Engoron is presiding over the trial in the $250 million civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, against Trump, his adult sons and their family business. Trump is accused of inflating his net worth by billions of dollars to secure favorable loan terms from banks. He has denied any wrongdoing.
The judge reportedly sparred verbally with Trump’s defense team multiple times during Monday’s proceedings, including a reminder to the attorneys that a motion to dismiss the case as a « witch hunt » brought against Trump by James was already denied and affirmed by a New York appellate court.
