Built on lies . The former president on trial for Fraud Lashing out repeatedly at the judge and new yorks Attorney General with his Flagship Properties and his Family Business at stake. Could he lose it all . Go ahead and try, House Speaker mccarthy says a defiant message who want him out. Californias governor, gavin newsom has made his pick. Whos replacing the late senator Dianne Feinstein and what candidates running for that same seat have to say about her. And back on the bench, the Supreme Court opening a new term with major cases on social media and free speech on the docket. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with Lisa Rubin Outside The Manhattan Courthouse where former President Trump is in court for his civil fraud trial. I think one thing that was immediately apparent was trumps anger and i wonder what you saw and what you think at least how it compares to Previous Court appearances where youve seen him . Well, chris, i have now been
According to our reporters, the former president s lawyers at times seemed to be arguing for an audience of one, and it wasnt the judge saying maralago was worth at least A Billion Dollars, and so was doral. That real estate valuations are subjective coming down to whatever a person is willing to pay. That there was no harm. The banks made money, and quote, there was no intent to defraud, period, the end. What was curious is that trumps lawyers were making some of the same arguments the judge has repeatedly thrown out, and they were doing it confrontationally. Were going to ask our experts why, since this was a bench trial. And Michael Cohen, Donald Trumps old fixer really is the quote, lynch pin of this case, as the defense argues, and whether his sworn testimony that the valuations of Donald Trumps properties were based on trumps desire to be be quote, higher on the forbes list are credible, and more importantly legally relevant. Now that Court Appears to be back in session after the