All posts tagged "Closing Arguments"

Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York entered closing arguments this week, with the former president himself giving a short statement despite state Justice Arthur Engoron previously having ruled he could not do so. But the closing statement from Trump's attorneys wasn't convincing at all, argued former prosecutor Seth Waxman on CNN Thursday.

In fact, Waxman said, Trump's lawyers were trying to mount a defense that was already too late.

"If you are the prosecutor in that trial taking in the Trump defense argument, how do you feel about your case?" asked anchor Boris Sanchez....

Come Thursday, the culmination of the fraud case brought by New York attorney general accusing the 45th president of wildly hyping up the value of his properties and assets to procure favorable loans and deals, former president Donald Trump will reportedly be delivering some of the closing remarks.

Sources are telling ABC News that the ex-president, who last month made a last-minute decision to not appear as a witness for his own defense in the $370 million financial fraud trial, wants to be in the mix when his defense team offers their closing arguments.

Trump as well as his grown sons Don Jr. and Eric, along with two former Trump Organization executives — have been defended by three main attorneys, Christopher Kise, Clifford Robert, and Alina Habba. ...