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thanks for being with us on cnn news central. donald trump lashed out at his civil trial. nothing really new there. what is new he was able to make some more of those very same claims inside the courtroom today during closing arguments. the judge made the move of letting trump address the courtroom with $370 million and his ability to do business in new york on the line. trump spoke from the defense table. after five minutes the judge actually cut him off. prosecutors for the new york attorney general are giving their closing argument. we have a reporter scattered across lower manhattan. including in the court room. let s start now with kristin holmes who got in a few questions with trump. down in wall street. kristin what else did we here at this press conference? reporter: at the top. it was very much what we heard before that this election interference in political persecution. he again said that this case was working in cahoots with president biden because biden ....
the lead starts right now. this hour, hunter biden is going into court, donald trump is coming out of court, we are following it all. the lead starts right now. donald trump gets a second chance, he is allowed to speak at the closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. what you said and why a judge and then shut it down and one day after hunter biden s shop appearance on capitol hill, he is now back home in california facing federal charges. and now, the first lady, his mom, is weighing in. and a stunning rise in public officials targeted and dangerous swatting incidents, that s when hoax 911 calls report fake violent crimes to get a police response and possibly real police violence against innocent victims. i am going to speak with a republican who has faced threats and ask them what needs to happen for these cases to stop. [ music ] welcome to the lead, i am jake tapper. we start with the final moments of donald trump s civil fraud trial, playing out right now ....