Trump's long-awaited testimony about property valuations and financial statements was punctuated by personal jabs at a judge he said was biased against him and at the state attorney general, whom he derided as a “political hack.” He proudly boasted of his real estate business — “I'm worth billions of dollars more than the financial statements" — and disputed claims that he had deceived banks and insurers.
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00:00 I think it went very well. I think you were there, you listened, and you see what a scam this is.
00:06 This is a case that should have never been brought. It's a case that should be dismissed immediately.
00:12 The fraud was on behalf of the court. The court was - the fraudster in this case -
00:17 they made references to assets that were very valuable and they said - they had no idea.
00:25 They had no idea what the numbers were.
00:27 This is a scam. And this is a case that should have never been brought.
00:31 And it's a case that now should be dismissed.
00:34 And I think you saw what I had to say today and it was very conclusive.
00:37 Everything we did was absolutely right.
00:40 But anyway, this is a case that should have never been brought.
00:43 And it's a case that should be immediately dismissed. Thank you. Thank you very much.
00:48 He rambled. He hurled insults. But we expected that.
00:56 At the end of the day, the documentary evidence demonstrated that in fact he falsely inflated his assets
01:04 to basically enrich himself and his family.
01:06 Mr. Trump obviously can engage in all of these distractions and that is exactly what he did,
01:13 what he committed on the stand today - engaging in distractions and engaging in name-calling.
01:19 I will not be bullied. I will not be harassed. This case will go on.
01:23 We look forward to hearing the testimony of Ivanka Trump on Wednesday.
01:28 And then we plan on closing our case.
01:31 And then there will be some motions on Thursday.
01:34 And then the defense will present their case in chief.
01:40 Justice will prevail.