Not a political rally: Judge admonishes Trump as criminally indicted ex-president testifies in fraud trial
The judge presiding over the civil fraud trial of Donald Trump repeatedly admonished him to keep his answers concise on November 6, reminding him that “this is not a political rally” as the former president and leading Republican presidential candidate began testified in a lawsuit accusing him of dramatically inflating his net worth. The exchanges underscored Trump’s unwillingness to adapt his famously freewheeling rhetorical style to a formal courtroom setting, where clipped and cautious answers from witnesses are the norm. “We don’t have time to waste. We have one day to do this,” an exasperated Supreme Court Judge Arthur...
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