Trump lashes out at judge in closing arguments of civil fraud trial

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : On Thursday, however, after Kise and other Trump lawyers finished presenting their closing arguments, Kise said Trump wanted to participate.
55% : "You have your own agenda, I certainly understand that," Trump said.
49% : In the days preceding, Trump lawyer Chris Kise had requested permission from Engoron for Trump to participate in the case's closing arguments -- an unusual request for a defendant represented by counsel.
39% : Engoron asked Trump on the spot to agree to limit his remarks to the evidence and the law, saying, "Do you promise to just comment on the law and the facts ... and not go outside of it?"Trump responded not by agreeing, but by retorting, "Well, I think this case goes outside of the law and the facts," and proceeded to launch into some of his typical criticisms of the case by calling it a "political witch hunt.
39% : Moments later, at the time of the scheduled break, Engoron cut off Trump, telling his attorney, "Mr. Kise, this could have been done differently."
35% : Engoron said he would allow Trump to speak only if the former president agreed to abide by a long list of conditions, including limiting his remarks to the issues in the case and refraining from giving a "campaign speech.
32% : "When you say, 'Don't go outside of these things,'" Trump told Engoron, "we have a situation where I'm an innocent man.
29% : "After Kise failed to accept the conditions, Engoron wrote in an email Wednesday that he assumed Trump wouldn't speak during the presentation.
25% : Engoron has already ruled that Trump is liable for fraud, and he is expected to rule soon on James' request for $370 million in penalties.
18% : "The lawsuit, brought by New York Attorney General Tish James, accuses Trump of fraudulently inflating the value of his real estate properties.
16% : "This is a fraud on me," Trump told Engoron.
15% : "After Engoron warned that Trump was running up against a deadline for a planned break in the proceedings, Trump turned his attention to the judge himself, whom the former president has long criticized publicly, including during his testimony in the trial.

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