Former President Trump intends to deliver his closing argument this week in the sprawling New York fraud trial threatening his business empire, according to multiple reports.
Trump, the Trump Organization and several top executives — including his adult sons — are accused by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) of falsely altering the value of the business’s assets on key financial statements to receive tax and insurance benefits.
The former president plans to issue a final summation in his defense Thursday as the trial comes to a close, ABC News and The Associated Press reported. Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing the bench trial and will decide the verdict, approved the plan, according to a source who spoke with the AP.
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Former President Donald Trump is planning to deliver a closing argument in his civil fraud trial, according to reports https://t.co/GywFAlHe1x pic.twitter.com/gXdFz2VI1K
— The Hill (@thehill) January 10, 2024
Trump’s lawyers preparing for him to give closing statement at court. https://t.co/UPhXExjq4f pic.twitter.com/MTYUvzMIAn
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) January 10, 2024
Trump will not be allowed to make his own closing argument in his New York civil fraud trial after his lawyers refused to guarantee he would stick to matters “relevant” to the case. https://t.co/YYtLasoYv7 pic.twitter.com/TWVqJ1xKOL
— The Hill (@thehill) January 10, 2024
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