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Via Adam Klasfeld:
Good morning from #NewYork.
#Trump's trial resumes with more testimony soon from his ex-accountant. His deposition in his suit against Michael Cohen, scheduled for today, was bumped so Trump could appear in court. #TrumpTrial #legal
2/ And here we go. Klasfeld:
Trump enters the courtroom for Day Two of his civil fraud trial.
Big:
Justice Engoron clears up how proceedings ended yesterday on the statute of limitations, based on his colloquy with Trump's attorneys.
Engoron:
"Every use" of a false statements of financial condition "in business starts the statute of limitations running again."
He understands that the defense "strongly" disagrees with this โ and will appeal.
3/ Toward the end of the day yesterday, Engoron urged the NYAG to connect the witnesses testimony about 2011 to events from within the statute of limitations.
The state "promised me to connect the dots," he noted.
Engoron indicated that didn't affect his ruling.
4/ Adam Klasfeld:
Throughout ongoing testimony by Trump's ex-accountant Donald Bender at Mazars, Trump's attorneys keep lodging statute of limitations objections to certain testimony.
Justice Engoron keeps overruling them.
5/ After recess, Engoron appears impatient abt Team Trump's repeated, habitual & constantly overruled objections on stat of limitations.
Engoron notes, under NY Court of Appeals precedent, they don't have to keep doing that to create their record.
Continuing objection is enough, they don't even need to lodge a continuing objection: Engoron
Trump lawyers say they're concerned about an exception.
Engoron: "I'll let you do what you feel you need to do," i.e. to preserve record for appeal.
6/ Via Kyle Griffin:
Ex-Trump accountant Donald Bender has testified that the information he used to compile Trump's financial statements came from the Trump Organization โ not him.
Judge Engoron has already found the financial statements were grossly inflated and fraudulent.
7/ Adam Klasfeld:
Trump's ex-accountant Donald Bender is now inspecting a statement of financial condition from June 30, 2017.
Bender is shown an engagement letter signed by Donald J. Trump and Allen Weisselberg.
Asked if Mazars would have signed the letter if they learned that its representations weren't true, Bender responds: "No, we would not have."
8/ Bender is shown Trump's SFC for June 30, 2018
MEANWHILE, via Kyle Cheney:
Trump, on Truth Social, is attacking Judge Engoron's *clerk," โ who is literally in the courtroom with him โ while calling her "Chuck Schumer's girlfriend" and posting a link to her Instagram account.
I suspect this will be an exhibit in some gag order arguments.
๐๐ผ๐๐ผUPDATE: NOTABLE: Trump has removed the post from his Truth Social account. Unclear if this has come up in court.
9/ Via Kyle Griffin:
Ex-Trump accountant Donald Bender testified that at one point he discovered Trump and the Trump Org. were withholding docs that he should have had as he compiled Trump's financial statements, saying they'd failed to turn over "paper documents over a number of years."
10/ Day Two of trial ends with the same witness.
Bender's cross-ex resumes tomorrow, followed by Camron Harris of Whitley Penn.
@jsj Figurative ... as in jail?
IF they do, it would be preceded with warnings, other consequences first.
Because he's a pres. candidate, 1A rights are a huge obstacle here.
His immaturity knows no bound
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