Well, Donald Trump has taken the stand today. The question is, is he speaking to the court or the court of public opinion? Tonight on Laura Coates Live. You know that old saying,

no thy audience?

Well, today it was clear that Judge Erganon and also Donald

Trump were speaking to two very different audiences. I mean it was clear that

Trump was not talking to the judge when he was trying to prove

that he did not commit fraud.

Now why is that so clear to me?

Well because the judge already held that in fact he did.

It was liable for fraud even before the trial even began. So his

statements today were not about mounting maybe a legal defense to that. It was

a political one. He wanted to send a message of defiance and frankly it went pretty much the way you'd expect when he was trying to do that

Some very familiar things he was saying slamming the New York AG Letitia James with one of his old favorites from the campaign trail now stop me if you've heard this one before

I'll prepare to be stopped calling the trial a political witch hunt.

Also saying quote this is a very unfair trial very very and I hope the public is watching.

Well, first, that's a whole lot of varies.

And the end there, that last statement

that he hopes the public is watching,

bingo, that's the tell.

That's exactly what he wanted.

Perhaps to campaign in the courtroom,

but there were no cameras in that courtroom,

only the relaying through reporters

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