Trump gives defiant statement after New York civil case
Donald Trump,Trump Organization,Fraud,New York City
Former President Donald Trump lashed out at prosecutors as his civil case entered closing arguments, calling the case “fraud” against him.
Speaking to media outside the New York City courthouse where prosecutors are seeking $370 million in damages and asking Trump and his sons be barred from doing business in New York, the former president continued to decry the prosecution as political and not based in fact.
The former president railed against the process as unfair, accusing President Joe Biden of being responsible for the multiple court cases against him.
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