Former President Donald Trumpās Thursday courtroom tirade could backfire, legal experts warn.
Trump attorney Chris Kise asked Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing Trumpās New York fraud trial, to allow Trump to speak on his own behalf during closing arguments. Engoron asked Trump if he would agree to stick to the facts and relevant law but the former president launched into a lengthy diatribe, accusing the judge and New York Attorney General Letitia James of waging a āpolitical witch huntā and demanding ādamagesā because the real āfraud is on me.ā
During one portion of his rant, Trump referred to a key allegation in Jamesā lawsuit alleging that the former presidentās Trump Tower penthouse was valued at three times larger than it actually is.
āThey made a mistake. It was an honest mistake,ā Trump said.
Jamesā team allowed Trump to speak until the judge ultimately shut him down and pleaded for Kise to ācontrol your client.ā
āThere may be a reason that Jamesā staff didnāt interrupt,ā wrote NBC News legal analyst Lisa Rubin. āThe AGās office may have struck gold because some of what Trump said was so damaging to him, especially his explanation of the triplex square footage āerror.āā
Apparently so. Rolling Stone ran an article where they claim to have been informed by sources that the rant was rehearsed.
This idiot thinks heās in a courtroom drama.
Bootleg Hitler just practicing his speeches like real Hitler
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Iām not denying heās bootleg Hitler, but thatās an odd simile to make. What politician doesnāt practice their speeches?
Itās not supposed to be a speech in a closing argument. Like, thatās contempt of court territory!
There is a well known speech by hitler after his trial (IIRC for treason) which halve owed support for him because of his oration.