Former President Donald Trumpās Thursday courtroom tirade could backfire, legal experts warn.
Trump attorney Chris Kise asked Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing Trumpās 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 āpolitical witch huntā and demanding ādamagesā because the real āfraud is on me.ā
During one portion of his rant, Trump referred to a key allegation in Jamesā lawsuit alleging that the former presidentās Trump Tower penthouse was valued at three times larger than it actually is.
āThey made a mistake. It was an honest mistake,ā Trump said.
Jamesā team allowed Trump to speak until the judge ultimately shut him down and pleaded for Kise to ācontrol your client.ā
āThere may be a reason that Jamesā staff didnāt interrupt,ā wrote NBC News legal analyst Lisa Rubin. āThe AGās office may have struck gold because some of what Trump said was so damaging to him, especially his explanation of the triplex square footage āerror.āā
Why you would waste your time talking to someone who delights in lies and only ever argues in bad faith is beyond me. If theyāre a family member, cut them out of your life and tell them itās because theyāre an āuntrustworthy lying piece of shit, devoid of character or any redeeming value.ā
All the trumptards in my family were always the ones getting a divorce, begging for money, or just being a fucking moron. Life has been so peaceful since we trimmed the fat.
It was only after a few exchanges that I realized what I was dealing with.
He was playing the āboth sides are the sameā card. Unfortunately, a lot of people have brought into this idea and itās hard to separate the unaware from the malicious.