Trump’s fraud trial had already been turned into a spectacle before Nov. 13
The New York civil fraud trial around Donald Trump was already split between law and performance by Nov. 13, 2023. The sharpest courtroom rebuke about turning the proceeding into a political rally came a week earlier, on Nov. 6, when the judge cut off Trump’s testimony. By Nov. 13, the trial had moved on to defense witnesses, including Donald Trump Jr., while the underlying fight over valuations, financial statements and alleged fraud continued on the record.
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Trump’s fraud trial had already been turned into a spectacle before Nov. 13
The New York civil fraud trial around Donald Trump was already split between law and performance by Nov. 13, 2023. The sharpest courtroom rebuke about turning the proceeding into a political rally came a week earlier, on Nov. 6, when the judge cut off Trump’s testimony. By Nov. 13, the trial had moved on to defense witnesses, including Donald Trump Jr., while the underlying fight over valuations, financial statements and alleged fraud continued on the record.
The New York civil fraud trial around Donald Trump was already split between law and performance by Nov. 13, 2023. The sharpest courtroom rebuke about turning the proceeding into a political rally came a week earlier, on Nov. 6, when the judge cut off Trump’s testimony. By Nov. 13, the trial had moved on to defense witnesses, including Donald Trump Jr., while the underlying fight over valuations, financial statement…
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