Trump, following closed proceedings, says he'll be back Wednesday
Former President Trump told reporters he plans to return to court on Wednesday as he left the courtroom following a closed proceeding Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Arthur Engoron held multiple closed proceedings during the afternoon after issuing a warning to Trump not post anything to social media about his staff.
Neither Trump nor New York Attorney General Letitia James answered questions about the nature of the closed sessions when they left the courthouse at the end of the day.
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Earlier, Mazars accountant Donald Bender underwent a forceful cross examination by Trump lawyer Jesus Suarez. Mixing criticism of Bender with praise of Trump -- who Suarez described as "the leader of the free world" and "possibly even the 47th president of the United States" -- Suarez attempted to paint Blender as an incompetent accountant who "messed up" and landed Trump in court.
As part of his cross examination, Suarez questioned Bender about why he failed to raise concerns about Trump inaccurately overstating the size of his triplex apartment in Manhattan's Trump Tower.
"Do you think two thirds of his [triplex] disappearing is not something you should have said to the leader of the free world?" Suarez asked during a portion of his questioning that was so theatrical that it prompted occasional laughter in the courtroom.