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The War and Peace Report.

I'm Amy Goodman.

Former President Donald Trump lashed out from the witness stand Monday during his New York

civil fraud trial in which much of his real estate empire is at stake.

On the witness stand Monday, Trump bashed Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James as a political hack and claim quote the fraud is her.

Judge Angoran told Trump, quote,

this is not a political rally

and said to his lawyers, quote, I beseech you to control him.

Trump spoke outside the courtroom after his testimony.

I think it went very well.

I think you were there and listen.

She was scam this is.

This is a case that should have never been brought.

It's a case that should have never been brought. It's a case that should be dismissed immediately,

the fraud was on behalf of the court.

And this was the response from New York Attorney General Letitia James to Trump's testimony.

He rambled, the Herald insults, but we expected that.

At the end of the day the documentary evidence

evidence demonstrated that in fact he falsely inflated his assets to

basically enrich himself and his family he continued to persistently engage in fraud. The numbers don't

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