Don Jr. mocked for 'perjury' joke to judge during civil fraud trial: 'Wonder who wrote that for him'
On Monday, November 11, Donald Trump Jr. returned to Justice Arthur Engoron's Manhattan courtroom — where he has been a witness in New York State Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud case against his father and the Trump Organization.
James alleges that Donald Trump Sr. and the Trump Organization seriously inflated the value of their real estate assets, and Engoron agreed with her in a late September ruling. The trial that's presently taking place will determine what type of sanctions the Trump Organization will face.
Engoron asked Don Jr. to speak slowly during his testimony and added, "Welcome back" — to which the younger Trump replied, "I'd say it's good to be here, your honor, but I have a feeling the attorney general would sue me for perjury."
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That Engoron/Don Jr. exchange has received a lot of reactions on X, formerly Twitter.
Photographer Gary Mitchell tweeted, "Wonder who wrote that for him."
Legal reporter Stewart Bishop observed, "Don Jr. is quite a fast talker, Justice Engoron already told him once to slow it down for the court stenographer (the most important person in the courtroom, as a legal world saying goes)."
Attorney Susan Kramer commented, "Experienced trial judges have seen more sorrowful situations than we can imagine in our wildest dreams. A judge deals with people in their most stressful moments — court."
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Another pundit, Annie van Leur, said of Don Jr., "What an A******. Don Trump Jr. jokes about perjury after judge admonishes him for speed-talking."
Democratic activist Andy Farquhar argued, "Engoron is allowing Trump's attorneys to set up Don Jr to lie about the valuations of Trump property."
Los Angeles Times legal reporter Harry Litman observed, "They know it's a lost cause w/ Engoron and are playing for issues on appeal."
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