A defense lawyer's late afternoon snipe about a law clerk sparked drama at the Trump fraud trial.
The blowup came when Trump lawyer Christopher Kise snarked "ask your law clerk first," to the judge.
AdvertisementAdvertisementHearing her referenced with derision yet again, the typically affable judge hit the figurative roof, as Eric Trump watched, blank-faced, from the witness stand.
"If you keep referring to my principal law clerk, I will consider expanding the gag order to include you and your attorneys."
"I have an absolute right, an absolute unfettered right, to get advice from my principal law clerk," as with anyone on his three-member staff, he said.
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