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Trump assails prosecutor, judge at business fraud trial

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with lawyers Christopher Kise, left, and Alina Habba, attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, Jan 11, 2024. [Reuters]

Former U.S President Donald Trump assailed the prosecutor and judge during closing arguments Thursday at his civil business fraud trial in New York, contending the state attorney general and jurist were attempting to derail his 2024 presidential campaign to win back the White House.

State court Judge Arthur Engoron on Wednesday had barred Trump from giving his own closing argument in the case against him and his Trump Organization real estate conglomerate. The state has alleged that he and company officials routinely inflated the value of their company's properties to get favorable rates on new bank loans.

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