on the stand it was short on substance short on decorum and very very short on

truth it overflowing with theatrics and deflection and grievance Donald

Trump's eruptive testimony today in the 250 million

dollar civil fraud lawsuit in New York, though historic, felt familiar in some ways,

except for one key difference, the arena. It was not a Fox News sit down or

meandering political speech, but Donald Trump sat down today in a courtroom and

in courtrooms facts and the rule of law still matter. In fact, they reign supreme.

And in that domain today, Trump was repeatedly admonished by the very man who will determine

the fate of his business empire and brand and the future

of the size of his family's wealth.

That man is Judge Angoran.

Time and time again, the judge has used his authority as a judge to interrupt Donald Trump's,

everyone's out to get me, this is politically motivated stick, a ploy to run out the clock

on testimony that was limited to a single day.

That was today.

As our NBC news team inside the courtroom noted, quote,

the question was, and let me ask again,

became familiar refrains, as Trump sought to avoid providing actual answers. What he did

do was try to crank up the chaos. He lashed out at the attorney general and

judging Goron who raised his voice on more than one occasion and beseech

Trump's lawyers to control their client. In the end, today's testimony was

hugely significant and historic, not just as it relates to the case at him, but for what it portends.

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