- As part of his fraud trial in New York, Donald Trump underwent a seven-hour deposition in April.
- The video was just released Friday through a Freedom of Information Act request.
- The clip doesn’t reveal much about what he said, but rather how irritated he was when he said it.
Video of Donald Trump’s April affidavit released Friday shows the former president barely smiling as he confronts New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The deposition is part of an ongoing trial to determine whether Trump and his company knowingly gave false testimony. net worth When applying for a loan. The trial is in its final stages and is expected to be handed down by Judge Arthur Engoron by the end of this month.
The April 13 video released to the media through a Freedom of Information Act request does not reveal much new information about what was said during the incident. 7-hour private deposition — That information was revealed when a deposition was made public in August. Rather, the clip reveals Trump’s demeanor as he spoke: defiant, aggressive, and angry.
In the video, the former president becomes increasingly irritated with James’ lawyers as he tries to pass questions. He eventually came to deride the lawsuit as “insane.”
Trump then folded his arms and leaned back in his chair, telling his lawyers: “You don’t have a case.”
“It’s a shame that there are people out there who have done such a great job…and now I have to come and justify myself to you?” Trump said, shrugging his shoulders with his arms crossed. To tell.
President Trump also slammed the lawsuit, which he believes is unfair. He also briefly grinned when the attorney general insisted that James would “commit to a fair and impartial legal process.”
At another point in the video, President Trump derails the deposition as the attorney general’s legal team attempts to assess its true value. He visited an office building at 40 Wall Street, insisting that the lawyer look into the building across the street.
President Trump pointed off-screen and ordered, “Open the curtains.”
Kevin Wallace, a lawyer in Mr. James’s office, flatly told Mr. Trump “no.”
“Open the curtains, please,” Trump insisted to a person off-screen. Eventually the topic was dropped.
Closing arguments in the case were heard last week. Remarkably, Judge Engoron reversed an earlier decision to deny President Trump the opportunity to make his statement in his own capacity. In a five-minute statement, the former president reiterated that he was the victim of a politically motivated “witch hunt” and praised the Trump Organization as a “great company.”
Earlier this month, the attorney general increased the amount of penalties sought against Trump in the case from an original $250 million to a total of $370 million, plus interest. The AG claims this is a 10-year pattern of lying to banks and raising wire fences. value.
The total amount of punishment Trump could face will not be known until he is sentenced. However, Business Insider previously reported that the former president may be seeking an appeal to the Supreme Court after his lawyer suggested in closing arguments: Administrative Law 63(12); The law that allowed James to sue violates the U.S. Constitution.
Representatives for Mr. Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
