Trump not allowed to give closing arguments in NY civil trial

Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument after all in his New York civil business fraud trial. Judge Arthur Engoron rescinded his conditional permission for it on Wednesday after Trump's lawyers objected to the judge’s insistence that the former president stick to “relevant” matters. Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the trial. It could cost Trump hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties and strip him of his ability to do business in New York. He denies any wrongdoing. His lawyers had signaled Thursday that he planned to take the extraordinary step of delivering a summation personally, in addition to arguments from his legal team.