Trump leaves court after another judge refuses to dismiss fraud trial

Former American President donald trump left court this Wednesday New York where the trial against him for corporate fraud is being held, expressing anger after his lawyers insisted on dismissing the case and the judge offered another refusal.

The day was marked by the testimony of an important witness from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Trump’s former lawyer, michael cohenwho was questioned between yesterday and today by both parties, and who held the businessman responsible for manipulating the values ​​of his assets, according to accredited media outlets.

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Cohen said he had “aversion” to Trump, admitted to having lied under oath in the past and clarified that the businessman did not specifically ask him to inflate the numbers and that he did not remember whether the request came from him or the finance chief. Allen Weisselberg.

A Trump lawyer took these statements as arguments in his favor and asked the judge: Arthur Engoronto close the case due to lack of evidence, something he rejected, which generated an abrupt reaction from the defendant, who got up and left the room.

According to NBC, he returned a little later and the lawyer, Robert Cliffreiterated his request, to which Engoron responded: “Of course. There is enough evidence in this case to fill the courtroom.”.

Trump, before getting into his vehicle and leaving for the airport, according to his spokesman, complained to the media: “That should be the end of the case. If we had a jury, this case would never have actually started. That is very unfair”.

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Today’s session left another news, as Trump was fined for the second time, last week with 5,000 dollars and today with 10,000, for violating a judge’s order that prohibits him from making comments about judicial officials and which originated in an attack people who acted as his secretary on social media.

The fraud trial against Trump, his two eldest children, his company and two partners, in which six charges related to illegalities are being resolved, will last until mid-December; The judge has already ruled against them, finding them responsible for persistent fraud in the Trump Organization.

Source: Elcomercio

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