"This is not a political rally," Donald Trump is told as he testifies in case that threatens his real estate empire.

Trump is now being asked whether the valuations of a number of his properties are accurate.

Instead of answering yes or no, Trump is giving speeches about how and why he invested in various properties.

Again the judge asks Trump’s legal team to stop the speeches.

“I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can’t, I will,” Judge Engoron says.

  • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOP
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    8 months ago

    And they’re back from lunch.

    The line of questioning after lunch has been all about Donald Trump and Deutsche Bank.

    The prosecution is highlighting a term loan agreement from 2012, between Trump and the bank.

    The agreement said he must maintain a minimum net worth of $2.5bn. Trump says he was aware of this.

    Trump says he had about $300-400m in cash at the time. He tells the court that Deutsche Bank wanted to make sure there was substantial cash.

    “Yeah I had a lot of cash,” he says. “That’s all they cared about.”