Trump in court for first day of $250M civil fraud trial

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 2 October 2023

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With millions of dollars on the line and his future businesses in New York at stake, Donald Trump shows up for day one of his civil fraud trial, blasting not only prosecutors, but insulting the very judge who will decide how much Trump must pay in a case where he has already been found liable for fraud. Plus, the Fulton County district attorney overseeing the Georgia election subversion case, issued a subpoena to former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today, Donald Trump called the judge overseeing his fraud case a Trump
0:07.9	hater.
0:08.9	I'm not sure that was a smart move.
0:11.5	The lead starts right now.
0:14.1	With millions of dollars on the line and his future businesses in New York at stake, Donald
0:20.4	Trump shows up for day one of his civil fraud trial blasting not only prosecutors but insulting
0:27.1	the very judge who will decide how much Trump must pay in a case where he's already
0:33.7	been found liable for fraud.
0:35.5	And as Trump pleads his case, here comes some shocking comments and a new warning from
0:42.8	one of his former longest serving White House officials, this official, going on the record
0:48.8	setting the record straight only on the lead, exclusively confirming a number of very
0:56.5	damning details about Donald Trump himself.
1:00.0	Plus, are the days numbered for Kevin McCarthy's Speaker of the House, Republican Congressman
1:05.7	Matt Gaetz making some serious threats today, but will we see him follow through and will
1:10.4	he have the votes?
1:17.4	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper and we start today with our law and justice lead
1:20.6	and Donald Trump turning a potentially devastating trial in New York into a campaign stop.
1:26.2	The former president inside the courtroom right now attending the first day of a civil fraud
1:31.4	trial against him and the Trump organization, but Mr. Trump was not required to show up
1:36.5	today.
1:37.5	So why did he make an appearance?
1:39.5	Mr. Trump, why do you want to be here in person?
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