Donald Trump swept out of his $250 million New York civil fraud trial on Wednesday, a move that apparently left his Secret Service detail scrambling to follow him and those who remained in the courtroom, including his own lawyers, stunned.
Trumpās dramatic exit was made as Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney, was testifying on the stand. Under cross-examination, Cohen denied that Trump had ever asked him to inflate numbers on his personal statementāstanding by his 2019 congressional testimony.
Trump and one of his lawyers, Alina Habba, āthrew up their armsā at this, according to CNN. Another Trump attorney then asked Judge Arthur Engoron for a directed verdict on the case, given Cohenās status as a key witness.
Yeah, I had to read the whole article because the summary was confusing.
It sounded like he ārage quitā and stormed out when it was really because he thought ācase closed, Iām outā.
No, it sounds like he did rage quit in this instance. It sounds like Cohen testified in Trumpās defense, which prompted his lawyers to ask for a directed verdict as they believed Cohenās testimony was enough to end the trial. The judge denied it because evidence was āall over the placeā, which made Trump mad and leave.
I still think it was rage quitting because the judge denied to stop the case.
Notably because Cohenās testimony didnāt even prove what Trump was claiming it proved.