{"id":2145562,"date":"2024-01-10T15:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T20:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-trumps-request-to-speak-during-closing-arguments-in-n-y-civil-fraud-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T15:09:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T20:09:21","slug":"judge-denies-trumps-request-to-speak-during-closing-arguments-in-n-y-civil-fraud-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-trumps-request-to-speak-during-closing-arguments-in-n-y-civil-fraud-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s request to speak during closing arguments in N.Y. civil fraud trial denied by judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-denies-trumps-request-to-speak-during-closing-arguments-in-n-y-civil-fraud-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2145562&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justice Arthur Engoron presides over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-appeals-court-refuses-trumps-request-to-delay-fraud-trial\/\" title=\"NY Appeals Court denies Trump's bid to postpone fraud trial.\">civil fraud\u2064 trial<\/a> of the Trump Organization at the \u2064New York State \u2063Supreme Court in New York City on November 13, 2023. (Photo by Erin Schaff \/ POOL \/ AFP) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia\u2062 Flores<\/a><br \/>12:03 PM \u2013 Wednesday, January 10, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Judge Arthur Engoron has denied Donald Trump\u2019s request to address the court during the closing arguments of his New York civil business fraud trial.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to the legal defense on Wednesday, Judge Engoron informed Trump\u2019s attorneys and the prosecution team led by\u200d New York Attorney General Letitia\u2064 James that \u200che had rejected the former president\u2019s request to \u2064speak on Thursday. He stated that \u200cthe decision was made \u200ddue to Trump&#8217;s refusal to comply with the constraints imposed by him if he was given the opportunity \u200cto speak.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNot having heard from you by the\u2063 third extended deadline (noon today),\u2062 I assume that Mr. \u200bTrump will not agree to the reasonable, lawful limits I have imposed as a precondition to giving a closing statement above \u200dand beyond \u200cthose given by his attorneys, and that, therefore, he will not be speaking in court\u200b tomorrow,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Initially, Judge Engoron approved Trump\u2019s request to\u2063 speak. However, he stated that the former president was only allowed to comment &#8220;on \u2063the relevant, material facts that are in evidence, and application of the relevant law\u200b to those facts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u200d the\u200d judge asserted that the Republican 2024 front-runner was not allowed to introduce new information to the case. Trump may not, &#8220;comment on irrelevant matters,&#8221; or &#8220;deliver a campaign speech&#8221;\u00a0during his closing remarks, according to Engoron.\u200c <\/p>\n<p>From the start, the attorney general\u2019s office was firmly against\u200d the idea of\u200c Trump speaking during \u200dthe\u200c defense\u2019s closing arguments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAllowing Mr. Trump to present closing \u2062argument will invite more speeches that will \u2018unduly disrupt\u2019 the proceedings,\u201d said prosecution \u2062lawyer Andrew Amer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When James first sued Trump in the fall of 2022, she asked\u200b the judge to penalize Trump \u2063$250 million for \u201cinflating his net worth\u200d in order \u2064to retain better loans\u201d from banks. Her number later rose to $370 million last week, as she now believes that through the trial, \u201che gained all of his money \u2062unlawfully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition\u200b to suing the 45<sup>th<\/sup> president, she is seeking to ban his \u2062family company from conducting any business from this point forward in The Empire State. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox \u200dfor free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u200bthis post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Ecuador\u2019s president declares\u200c a state of \u201cinternal\u200c armed conflict\u201d and identified more \u2063than 20 gangs as terrorist groups\u2063 making them military targets. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The SEC gets \u201chacked\u201d into approving BTC ETF,\u200c part five of the Epstein files\u200c gets dropped and Ecuador \u200berupts into chaos.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In the second part of an exclusive interview, Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs tells One America News that he believes by \u2062the end of the week we could see \u200ca successful vote on the House floor to hold Hunter Biden in contempt.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As the United\u200c States gets\u2062 deeper involved\u2064 into both the conflicts in Ukraine and now Israel,\u2063 it\u2019s worth pointing out that the US government is currently\u2063 operating in no less than 15 so-called \u201cshadow wars\u201d\u2063 around the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google is set to go before a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday over accusations that its \u2063processors infringe a computer scientist\u2019s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft\u2062 were \u2063sued in Manhattan\u200d federal court by \u200da pair of nonfiction authors who say the companies misused their work to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX sued a U.S. labor board to block its case accusing the \u2064company \u2062of illegally firing employees \u200ccalling CEO \u2064Elon Musk \u201ca distraction and embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a household name even before 2023 \u200bkicked off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Why\u200d did the New York Attorney General&#8217;s office oppose Trump&#8217;s request to speak during the defense&#8217;s closing arguments?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Judge Denies Trump&#8217;s Request to Address Court in New York Civil Fraud Trial<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In a recent development in the \u200cNew York \u200ccivil fraud\u200c trial against\u2062 former President Donald Trump, Judge Arthur\u200b Engoron has denied Trump&#8217;s request to address the court during\u200d the closing \u2064arguments. \u200bThe decision comes\u2062 as a result of Trump&#8217;s refusal\u200c to comply with the limitations imposed by the judge\u200d if \u2064given the opportunity to speak.<\/p>\n<p>Background:<\/p>\n<p>The New York civil business fraud \u200btrial, led by New York Attorney General Letitia\u2062 James, accuses Trump of inflating\u2062 his net worth \u2063to secure loans from banks. Initially, James sought to penalize Trump $250 million, \u2064but \u2064the amount has since increased to\u200c $370 million as she alleges that Trump\u2063 illegally gained all of his wealth. Additionally,\u2062 James is \u2064seeking a ban on Trump&#8217;s family \u200dcompany \u2064from conducting any business in New York moving\u2062 forward.<\/p>\n<p>Judge&#8217;s Rejection:<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to Trump&#8217;s attorneys and the prosecution\u2063 team, Judge Engoron communicated\u2064 his refusal \u200bto grant Trump permission to speak during the closing arguments. He highlighted that the decision\u2063 was made due to Trump&#8217;s unwillingness to comply \u200dwith the \u2062constraints imposed by the judge. Engoron stated \u200dthat Trump&#8217;s \u200cfailure to respond to the\u2064 extended deadlines\u200b indicated\u2062 his non-agreement with the\u2063 reasonable and lawful \u2063limits \u200dset by\u200c the judge.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Judge Engoron had approved Trump&#8217;s request to speak. However, he emphasized that Trump \u200ccould only comment on the\u2063 relevant and material \u200dfacts\u2062 presented in evidence and the applicable\u200c law. The judge explicitly \u2062prohibited introducing\u2063 new information, commenting on irrelevant matters, or delivering a campaign speech.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecution&#8217;s Opposition:<\/p>\n<p>From the beginning, the attorney general&#8217;s office has firmly opposed Trump&#8217;s request to speak \u2064during the defense&#8217;s closing arguments. Prosecution lawyer Andrew \u2064Amer argued that allowing Trump to present closing arguments \u200dwould lead to further disruptions and speeches that would unduly disrupt the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>With \u200cJudge\u2062 Engoron&#8217;s denial of Trump&#8217;s request to address the court \u200bduring the closing arguments, the trial will\u2064 proceed without the\u2064 former president&#8217;s \u200ddirect input.\u200d As the trial continues,\u200d all eyes \u2063remain on the outcome and the potential consequences that \u2064await Trump if found guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge Arthur Engoron denies Donald Trump&#8217;s plea to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1209,"featured_media":2145563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2145562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1209"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2145562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2145563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2145562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2145562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2145562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}