“It is an extremely hostile judge,” Trump added, raising his hand to point at Engoron, who sat beside and just above the witness box on the bench. President.” Trump has long posed as the alpha male and his entire business and political creed — in person and on social media – is based on intimidation. But the trial quickly became a test of wills between Trump and Engoron over who controlled the court. But by the end of the day, Engoron’s resolve frayed: “It feels like a broken record,” he said of Trump’s answers. This desire to make a reality just what he wants it to be has long defined Trump’s political approach.

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