State attorney says defense provided 'no new facts'
"We're back to hearing the same arguments," Kevin Wallace, an attorney with the New York state AG's office, began his closing statement following closing arguments from Trump's defense team.
"Donald Trump is rich, banks like rich people," Wallace said. "What we have not heard from defendants is any new facts."
Wallace said the defense failed to assert that any of the alleged fraud was a mistake, other than the overvaluation of the Trump Tower penthouse, and that the defense did not argue the numbers Trump used on his statements of financial condition were accurate.
"If you look at it across time, it becomes clear that fraud was central to the operation of the Trump Organization's business," Wallace said.
Wallace took aim at the testimony of defense expert witnesses, calling them a "murderer's row of experts" who Trump collectively paid at least $2.5 million.
"None of the experts actually presented evidence that is helpful to the court as a fact-finder," Wallace claimed.
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Defense attorney Chris Kise stood up to interject, calling Wallace's murderer's row reference "outrageous." Wallace joked he was referring to the 1927 Yankees.