TouaregtweetBen Meiselas reports on NY Justice Arthur Engoron’s response to Donald Trump’s lawyers refusal to answer his very simple request about Allen Weisselberg’s potential perjury in the civil fraud case.
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NonilexCommenting on the nitpickiness of #CliffRobert's questioning, Justice #Engoron quipped that it was beginning to sound like Bill Clinton being questioned about "what the definition of 'is' is."
After some brief re-direct, #Bender is done testifying (sheesh, felt like Turturro in Quiz Show there for a bit) & the AG's office has called its 2nd witness, fmr #TrumpOrganization snr VP #JeffMcConney.
#CliffRobert focused on #Bender's testimony that he asked #McConney for property #appraisals that were never turned over.
Robert: You don’t remember what you said to Mr. McConney?
Bender: No I don’t remember
Robert: Did you send emails about it?
Bender: I don’t recall
Robert: You don’t recall emails, but you do recall you asked him for it. You don’t know what you asked Jeff McConney for, do you?
Bender: Yes I do
Another attorney for #Trump's side, #CliffRobert, grilled #Bender about the number of times he's testified that he can't remember something since he first took the stand on Monday.
"Over the last few days, you have said 'I don’t recall' or 'I don’t remember' over 90 times?" Robert asked. "I believe that’s right," Bender answered.
He then pressed him on his dealings w/ #JeffMcConney, a senior VP at the #TrumpOrganization w/whom Bender worked closely.
#AlinaHabba & #CliffRobert have vastly different litigation styles than the lawyers from the AG’s office. Both are presenting their case as if they are speaking to an invisible jury. Robert, in particular, used repetitive hand movements & looked around the courtroom as he spoke.