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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Trump's Testimony Spawns Courtroom Shouting Match
Caption: Trump's Testimony Spawns Courtroom Shouting Match. On Nov. 6, Donald Trump took the witness stand to testify in a civil fraud trial against him. The former president is accused of lying about his net worth in order to secure financing for his businesses. As he entered the courtroom, Trump told reporters, "These are political operatives that I am going to be dealing with right now.”. "It is a political warfare, as you would call it, or political lawfare, and I have a lot of names for it, but it is usually something that takes place in third-world countries and banana republics.", Donald Trump, via Politico. Trump has often referred to Justice Arthur Engoron, whom will decide the trial's outcome in place of a jury, as "tyrannical and unhinged," Politico reports. Justice Engoron reportedly grew frustrated by Trump's inability to provide "yes" or "no" responses. "I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can't, I will. I will excuse him and draw every negative inference that I can.” "This is not a political rally. This is a courtroom.", Justice Arthur Engoron, via Politico. One of Trump's attorneys, Alina Habba, later told Justice Engoron, "You are here to hear what he has to say.”. Engoron responded by yelling, "No, I am not here to hear what he has to say!”. Trump chimed in, yelling, "This is a very unfair trial — very, very — and I hope the public is watching.” Prior to the trial, Trump used his time on the witness stand as fuel for campaign fundraising, Politico reports. "I am being forced to take the witness stand tomorrow in a SHAM trial in New York City where an extremely anti-Trump Attorney General is trying to impose the 'corporate death penalty' upon me and even my family.", Donald Trump, via campaign email. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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