Closing arguments in NYAG case expected after judge rescinds offer for Trump to speak in court - WFIN Local News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "Throughout the trial, Trump attorneys brought witnesses, like former Deutsche Bank top executives, who testified the banks sought additional business from Trump, who they viewed as a "whale of a client.
47% : It is unclear if Trump will be present for the proceedings.
46% : "He ruled against me without knowing anything about me," Trump said on the stand during the trial.
44% : "Former first lady Melania Trump made the announcement about her mother's passing on X late Tuesday.
42% : Engoron had initially approved the request for Trump to make his own closing statement, but said the former president would be required to limit his remarks to "commentary on the relevant, material facts that are in evidence, and application of the relevant law to those facts.
40% : Trump has repeatedly said his financial statements had disclaimers, requesting that the numbers be evaluated by the banks.
38% : "James is seeking more than $370 million from Trump and his family, claiming the funds would be repayment for the profits she claims were illicitly gained.
36% : Engoron went on to impose a deadline for Kise to agree, on behalf of Trump, to abide by his rules for the closing argument -- a deadline Kise missed.
35% : "Not having heard from you by the third extended deadline (noon today), I assume that Mr. Trump will not agree to the reasonable, lawful limits I have imposed as a precondition to giving a closing statement above and beyond those given by his attorneys, and that, therefore, he will not be speaking in court tomorrow," Engoron wrote in an email Wednesday.MELANIA TRUMP ANNOUNCES PASSING OF 'BELOVED' MOTHER: 'WE WILL MISS HER BEYOND MEASURE'James filed the lawsuit against Trump "under a consumer protection statute that denies the right to a jury," a Trump spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
30% : The trial began in October, after James sued Trump, his family and his business empire claiming he inflated his financial statements and deceived banks.
26% : Judge Arthur Engoron on Wednesday rescinded the court's offer for Trump to deliver his own closing argument in the case Thursday.
24% : TRUMP DEMANDS JURY, SAYS NEW YORK AG HAS 'NO CASE' IN HEATED TESTIMONYBack in September, Engoron ruled that Trump and the Trump Organization had committed fraud while building his real estate empire, by deceiving banks, insurers and others, by overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing.
20% : "Engoron said Trump would be prohibited from introducing new evidence or commenting on "irrelevant matters" and said he could not "deliver a campaign speech" or speak ill of court staff or the attorney general.
10% : However, Trump attorney Chris Kise, in an email to Engoron, said Trump has "been wrongfully demeaned and belittled by an out of control, politically motivated Attorney General" and he should be allowed to "speak about the things that must be spoken about."DEUTSCHE BANK SOUGHT OUT 'WHALE' OF A CLIENT IN TRUMP, BENEFITED FROM RELATIONSHIP, FORMER EXECUTIVE TESTIFIESKise also requested to postpone closing arguments, citing the death of Trump's mother-in-law, Amalija Knavs, whom Kise said Trump "was very close to.

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