Mystery paper Trump pulled out of pocket rejected by judge is revealed | US News

Former President Donald Trump has revealed exactly what the paper was in his pocket while he testified – that the judge refused to let him read.

While on the witness stand, Trump held up a document he claimed would clear him in the $250million civil fraud trial and asked Judge Arthur Engoron if he would ‘like to have it’.

‘I would love to read this, Your Honor, if I could?’ said Trump on Monday. ‘Am I allowed to do that?’

The judge replied: ‘No, not at this point.’

‘I’m shocked,’ Trump said, in one of numerous tense exchanges in the courtroom.

On Tuesday afternoon, Trump disclosed the contents of the paper in a Truth Social post.

‘This is the Paper that I wanted to submit that the Judge refused to take,’ he wrote, ‘Because he doesn’t want anybody to know about the Disclaimer Clause at the beginning of each Financial Statement.’

Trump included a screenshot of part of the document. It had in bold and italics: ‘Users of this financial statement should recognize that they might reach different conclusions about the financial condition of Donald J Trump…’

‘That case is a disgrace to the Legal and Judicial System of New York,’ continued Trump. ‘Hopefully the Appellate Courts will stop this travesty of Justice that everybody is watching and fully understanding!’

New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accuses Trump and his real estate company of lying on his annual statements of financial condition by inflating his worth by billions in order to obtain more favorable loans in several years from 2011 to 2021.

Trump’s team argued that he cannot be held liable for errors on the financial statements because the clause has a section stating that recipients must do their own calculations.

But Engoron said he had already ruled against that argument in September.

‘Read my opinion again,’ Engoron told Trump on Monday. ‘Or for the first time, perhaps.’

Trump’s eldest daughter and former Trump Organization employee, Ivanka Trump, is expected to take the stand on Wednesday after fighting unsuccessfully to postpone her testimony.

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