Trump Clashes With Judge in Defiant Testimony During New York Fraud Trial

‘If you can’t control him I will, and will draw every negative inference,’ Justice Arthur Engoron said.

(Left) New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron. (Dave Sanders/Pool Photo via AP) / (Right) Former President Donald Trump in the courtroom on on Oct. 17, 2023. Seth Wenig/Pool/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump took the witness stand on Nov. 6 to give his much-anticipated testimony as the key defendant in a civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

He clashed several times with New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, who accused him of campaigning in the courtroom.