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Trump on the stand in the NY Civil Case (well technically they're in a break)

A little hesitant to provide any commentary because this is live and developing quickly, but Trump has been the stand for a bit now and uh... the courtroom is getting very heated.

To prevent this from becoming a flood of embedded tweets from reporters in the room, it sounds like Trump has elected to somewhat ignore the questions presented to him to ramble on about how the AG and the lawyers are "haters" and repeat lies about what the judge has stated, and make arguments that have already been ruled to not be what he says they are.

At first the judge let it go, then he issued an instruction that Trump is to only answer the questions the AG ask him, then when he still continued on as he was - asked his lawyer to control his client (to which Kise refused/said "that's your job"), then Trump started to continue his rambling by talking over the judge.

And then...

https://twitter.com/eorden/status/1721555315399799249

https://twitter.com/eorden/status/1721556720432869688

https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1721556276344238154

https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1721556616586182687

He reiterated his statement to Trump's lawyer to control him, adding that if the lawyer won't, he will, and excuse him and draw negative inferences from his answers. Then another one of Trump's lawyers told the judge that "[the judge] is here to listen to what Trump has to say" prompting the judge to shout "I am not here to listen to what he has to say. [...] We are not here to hear what he has to say. We are here to listen to him answer questions" and when Alina reiterates that they are here to hear what Trump wants to say he finally tells her to sit down.

AG said he was willing to take a break here so we're on pause for now, not sure how long until they resume? Probably not more than an hour but idk. (Up: 15 minute recess apparently)