Former President and 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is on the stand today at his New York civil fraud trial —and even from the stand, the Donald is pulling no punches.
According to a New York Post report, Trump blasted Attorney General Letitia James as a “political hack” and said she’s only using this case in an attempt to get elected governor.
From The New York Post:
Trump had been testifying for the previous two hours in hushed tones until he became visibly agitated, speaking loudly, saying that Justice Arthur Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James were “trying to hurt” him.
The real estate tycoon called James a “political hack,” accusing her of using “this case to become governor” and having used it to gain her current post.
Then Trump went after Engoron, pointing at the jurist and proclaiming, “Everybody’s watching this case. He called me a fraud and he didn’t know anything about me.”
“The fraud is on the court and not on me,” he continued to rant.
“When you rule Mar-A-Lago is worth $18 million and she rules it’s worth $25 million, either people are very stupid or there’s a fraud. The fraud is on behalf of the court.”
In a decision from days before trial began, Engoron found Trump responble for some of James’ main fraud allegations against Trump and cited a Florida official’s appraisal of the Palm Beach golf club at a maximum of $27 million while Trump has claimed it’s worth as much as $1.5 billion.
“He said I’m a fraud because I didn’t value my property correctly,” Trump continued to loudly ramble. “He’s the one who didn’t rule my property correctly.”
Trump insisted he did a “great job” as president.
Finally, AG lawyer Kevin Wallace asked, “You’re done?”
“I’m done,” Trump responded.
More over at The New York Post:
Trump fraud trial live updates: Ex-president attacks NY AG Letitia James as ‘hack’, accuses court of ‘fraud’ in yelling rant from the witness stand https://t.co/OTuHL9e7uJ pic.twitter.com/XpWsNxVCNy
— New York Post (@nypost) November 6, 2023