The witness stand in Justice Arthur Engoron’s courtroom at 60 Centre St., in Lower Manhattan, is an ordinary wood-paneled box off to the side of the bench.
But for Donald Trump, who is on trial for fraudulently overvaluing his New York real estate assets, it might as well be a cage of kryptonite.
That signature rambling filibuster has propelled Mr. Trump through every venture of his life, from real estate to reality television to the American presidency.
He relies on it to control the room, to manipulate the crowd, and to avoid addressing any topic he doesn’t want to.
That doesn’t work in court, where the judge is in charge, the rules of evidence are in effect and the witness has sworn to tell the whole truth.
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Arthur Engoron’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Engoron, Trump’s
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Lower Manhattan, York