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“What Trump said was so damaging to him”: Experts say NY AG “struck gold” with Trump court rant (www.salon.com)

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Former President Donald Trump’s Thursday courtroom tirade could backfire, legal experts warn.

Trump attorney Chris Kise asked Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing Trump’s New York fraud trial, to allow Trump to speak on his own behalf during closing arguments. Engoron asked Trump if he would agree to stick to the facts and relevant law but the former president launched into a lengthy diatribe, accusing the judge and New York Attorney General Letitia James of waging a “political witch hunt” and demanding “damages” because the real “fraud is on me.”

During one portion of his rant, Trump referred to a key allegation in James’ lawsuit alleging that the former president’s Trump Tower penthouse was valued at three times larger than it actually is.

"They made a mistake. It was an honest mistake," Trump said.

James’ team allowed Trump to speak until the judge ultimately shut him down and pleaded for Kise to “control your client.”

“There may be a reason that James' staff didn't interrupt,” wrote NBC News legal analyst Lisa Rubin. “The AG’s office may have struck gold because some of what Trump said was so damaging to him, especially his explanation of the triplex square footage ‘error.’”

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[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months ago

Apparently so. Rolling Stone ran an article where they claim to have been informed by sources that the rant was rehearsed.

According to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to Rolling Stone, in recent weeks Trump had told several close allies of his intention to personally deliver a closing argument, and at times previewed some of the things he wanted to say before the judge. One of the sources describes it as the ex-president informally “rehearsing” his spite-filled court monologue for his friends.

This idiot thinks he's in a courtroom drama.

[-] teamevil@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

Bootleg Hitler just practicing his speeches like real Hitler

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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[-] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm not denying he's bootleg Hitler, but that's an odd simile to make. What politician doesn't practice their speeches?

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago

It's not supposed to be a speech in a closing argument. Like, that's contempt of court territory!

[-] jaxxed@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

There is a well known speech by hitler after his trial (IIRC for treason) which halve owed support for him because of his oration.

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