Court Adjourns—4:30 p.m.
Day two of the trial ended at 4:30 p.m., but New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron asked the attorneys to stay behind for private discussions, according to media reports. Reporters were cleared out of the room.Judge Explains Closed-Door Meetings—3:03 p.m.
Justice Engoron confirmed that closed-door meetings were regarding posts made about his staff.Justice Engoron is known to confer with his clerk, Allison Greenfield, regularly on cases.
Earlier in the day, President Trump had made a post linking to an Instagram account with a photo of Ms. Greenfield and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). It was deleted by the time the trial resumed.
Trial Resumes—3 p.m.
President Trump reentered the courtroom, telling reporters it was a “perfect day in court.”Proceedings Delayed—2:40 p.m.
Proceedings were delayed with two closed-door meetings.
Court in Recess—1 p.m.
The trial will resume at 2:15 p.m.Trump Says He Intends to Testify—11:55 a.m.
Former President Donald Trump spoke with reporters during a break, saying he intends to testify “at the appropriate time.”State Presents Evidence From 2012—10:43 a.m.
Mr. Bender returned to the witness stand to testify.One document sent from the Trump Organization to Mazars states that the Trump Organization is responsible for the representation of the numbers.
Judge Makes Correction—10:20 a.m.
Justice Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over the case, corrected himself on two points from yesterday.He had argued with the defense and said expert witness testimony was not evidence, but only opinion. He corrected himself and said it is evidence he has to consider.
Trump Arrives in Court—10 a.m.
President Trump announced he would attend day two of his civil trial in New York ahead of time on social media.When he arrived on Tuesday, he paused to give remarks to the press again before heading inside the courtroom.
He spoke briefly, criticizing New York Attorney General Letitia James for allowing crime to go up in the city while she pursued what he described as a politically motivated case against him.
He again took issue with her valuation of his properties.
“We’ve just recently sold two properties for many times they were worth, many times what they were worth in the financial statements,” he claimed. “She knows that, but she’s fraudulent.”
“This case should be dismissed,” he said. “She should probably be dismissed, also ... at the very least she should start looking for the murderers and the criminals, the violent criminals all over New York, all of the illegal migrants pouring into our city and state, and not spend the next six months in a courthouse.”
