Former President Donald Trump exploded at his Manhattan civil fraud trial Monday minutes after making a zipped-lips gesture to reporters — and accused the judge who has branded him a fraudster of mounting a "fraud" himself.
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"He called me a fraud and he didn't know anything about me!" the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner yelled — pointing at Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron.
"The fraud is on the court, not on me."
Trump's tirade came at around noon — midway through his about four hours of testimony in New York Attorney General Letitia James' $250 million lawsuit accusing him of inflating his wealth by billions per year to save money on loan and insurance terms.
"She's a political hack," Trump shouted of James, who was sitting calmly in the first row of the gallery.
Gesturing furiously with his hands, the real estate tycoon then accused James of attempting to use “this case to become governor” and having used it to gain her current post.