November 7th 2023.
Former President Donald Trump took the witness stand in a New York civil fraud trial on Monday, and he held up a document that he claimed would clear him in the case. When the judge refused to let him read it, Trump was understandably shocked.
On Tuesday afternoon, Trump shared the contents of the paper in a Truth Social post. "This is the Paper that I wanted to submit that the Judge refused to take," he wrote, "Because he doesn’t want anybody to know about the Disclaimer Clause at the beginning of each Financial Statement." He included a screenshot of part of the document in his post. It featured a bold and italicized section reading: “Users of this financial statement should recognize that they might reach different conclusions about the financial condition of Donald J Trump…”
In the post, Trump also expressed his displeasure with the case. "That case is a disgrace to the Legal and Judicial System of New York," he wrote. "Hopefully the Appellate Courts will stop this travesty of Justice that everybody is watching and fully understanding!"
Trump's legal team has argued that he cannot be held liable for errors on the financial statements because the clause has a section stating that recipients must do their own calculations. However, Judge Engoron has already ruled against that argument in September. During Monday's session, Engoron told Trump to "Read my opinion again, or for the first time, perhaps."
Trump's eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, is expected to take the stand on Wednesday. She had initially fought to postpone her testimony, but the judge denied her request. It is unclear what her involvement in the case is, but her testimony could be crucial.
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