Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump was called to testify in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday in a $250 million fraud case.
- Trump was fined $10,000 for violating a gag order and his attorney Alina Habba was objected to by a lawyer with the New York attorney general’s office.
- The case is ongoing and it remains to be seen what the outcome will be. Trump’s attorney has not yet commented on the fine or the proceedings.
Former President Donald Trump was called to testify in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday in a $250 million fraud case, and was fined $10,000 for violating a gag order. Trump had earlier told reporters that the person sitting next to the judge was “very partisan.”
The case is being brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James and is related to a criminal case against the president, for which Michael Cohen is a key witness. Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, finished his contentious testimony in the afternoon.
During the hearing, Trump’s attorney Alina Habba was objected to by a lawyer with the New York attorney general’s office. The prosecutor, Colleen Faherty, said Habba’s questions appeared to be “bleeding into” issues related to the criminal case.
After the court day ended, Trump returned to the courtroom and was seen giving a thumbs-up to Cohen. The former president is now at the center of two cases, the criminal one brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the civil one brought by James.
The case is ongoing and it remains to be seen what the outcome will be. Trump’s attorney has not yet commented on the fine or the proceedings.
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