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Ximena Bustillo

Former President Donald Trump spars with New York judge in civil fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump, center, waits to take the witness stand at New York Supreme Court on Monday. (Brendan McDermid/AP)

For just over four hours, former President Donald Trump took the witness stand to answer questions over his knowledge of fraudulent financial statements filed by the Trump Organization.

It did not take long for the testimony to take a dramatic turn, marked by verbal sparring among Trump, his lawyers and New York Judge Arthur Engoron. The judge asked lawyers to control the former president for his extended answers, Trump accused the judge of ruling against him and also accused the state attorney general of being a political hack.

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