Posted on 10/05/2023 10:51:07 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Manhattan judge deciding Donald Trump’s $250 million civil fraud trial lost his cool on Wednesday — slamming his hand on the bench and snapping, “This is ridiculous” — as the former president’s lawyers grilled his ex-accountant over inconsistent testimony.
The judge’s annoyed reaction came after Trump’s side claimed that Donald Bender, a partner at accounting firm Mazars USA, was evading their questions.
The attorneys had also repeatedly insisted they needed to meticulously go through Trump’s financial records with Bender “year by year.”
“Don’t waste time,” Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron said sternly.
Trump attorney Jesus Suarez had spent part of Tuesday afternoon and all of Wednesday morning cross-examining Bender — and said he would continue with the questioning through the end of the day.
“This is ridiculous!” Engoron said, hitting his hand on the bench. “Mr. Bender isn’t on trial here.”
Another Trump attorney, Christopher Kise, said the only things Bender “seems to recall are what the government wants him to recall.”
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron lost his patience during former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial and warned Trump's lawyers to not waste his time. 6 Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron lost his patience during former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial and warned Trump’s lawyers to not waste time. Steven Hirsch “We need to be allowed to parse the evidence — we didn’t bring this case,” Kise argued.
Alina Habba, also a Trump lawyer, chimed in, “We haven’t got one answer from him … he has no memory as we sit here.”
Kise conceded that they would try “to streamline” the cross-examination before the judge reiterated: “Let’s not waste time.”
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PURE EVIL LEFTIST JUDGE NEEDS AN EXORCISM BY HIS RABBI
Is Mr Bender fellow LEFTIST JEW.? Are they friends?
Great point,! Trump said that lady clerk was his fellow LEFTIST JEW, schumers Girlfriend! That hit too closeto the bone!
I hate the POPE Also, for you jews that are clutching your pearls here.
Im also married to a JEW who feels the same as i do because hes a religious JEW.
MONEY DRAIN, until there is none. Then it is off to debtors prison for one of the worlds richest men. How long Claire Wolfe? How long Patriots?
I remember thinking Ollie North was a stand up guy. He was deep Deep DEEP state.
Great point.
Just like the “trial” in Animal House.
I and my Husband BOTH MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE!! We have a FABULOUS MARRIAGE!! I am eternally THANKFUL TO GOD FOR HIM!
Already convicted and sentenced so why is there a trial?
Just kangaroo court anyway.
How many accounting and fraud cases have we read about in the past that took years of accounting expertise and research to resolve?
How many accounting and fraud cases have we read about in the past that took years of accounting expertise and research to resolve?
I agree with this AND
this might seem silly, but does the judge understand accounting/business?
If the judge is ill-educated to here the case that’s a huge issue.
It seems he has very little understanding of accounting in business, especially, at the scale of a large corporation like Trump has. It isn’t something you handle in a week or even a month. It takes people with accounting, backgrounds and knowledge to go through all the account statements, receipts, etc. transaction by transaction.
Violation of the Canon of ethics for lawyers. Weirdergon should be sanctioned by the state’s attorneys board of ethics regarding unprofessional conduct and admissions of bias re saying that he will allow emotions to be entered into his decisions.
Then again, this is New York where the term “ethical behavior” and “professional conduct” are ignored and irrelevant.
The ABA is AWOL as usual.
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