Donald Trump New York Fraud Trial: Legal Experts Believe Ex-President Could Lose the Case 'Badly'

Donald Trump's fraud trial in New York is not looking well for him as experts are saying he is likely to lose his business in New York after prosecutors rested their case as Trump attorneys prepare their own arguments and prepare to call their own witnesses.

The firmer president's attorneys are expected to present his side of the story to Judge Arthur Engoron starting Monday, and they will call back Donald Trump Jr. to the stand as their first witness. However, several legal analysts have spoken to the BBC and say that Trump's lawyers are facing a tall task ahead as they try to salvage their case.

"It's been a disaster from a legal perspective," said former federal prosecutor and president of West Coast Trial Lawyers. Neama Rahmani, to the British network. He added that he believes that the former president is "going to lose this case, and lose badly,"

Trump could not just lose $250 million in damages but also risk losing his and his sons' license to do business in New York forever. So far, Trump's legal strategy has been grandstand in court and trying to win in the court of public opinion, though this may backfire on him in court as public opinion does not have any legal bearing on the facts presented.

"If Donald Trump was anybody other than a person with Secret Service protection, he would have been jailed for contempt of court," noted another legal expert, Mitchell Epner, an attorney who handles commercial litigation. This references Trump's combative testimony, as well as his public comments regarding Judge Engoron, his clerk, and New York AG Letitia James.

Donald Trump's New York Fraud Trial Is a Personal Matter for Him

Trump has been increasingly combative during his New York fraud trial as the case itself has struck a very personal nerve for the current Republican frontrunner as he built his business brand and won international fame on the view that he is a rich and successful businessman. However, this trial has called his practices into question.

As The Hill pointed out, while Trump portrayed himself as a master businessman who made millions, New York prosecutors have painted a much different picture, alleging that Trump and his company, the Trump Organization, have been defrauding banks and lenders with false financial statements of inflated accounts to secure favorable loans.

"It's pretty obvious that it's a much more personal case because it has to do with his business and his family and his brand," said Donald Trump's former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

Donald Trump Wants Federal Election Case Televised, Agreeing With the Media

Meanwhile, over in Washington DC, Donald Trump made a rare agreement with the media to have his trial televised. Federal court rules often prohibit broadcasting proceedings, but several outlets, including the Associated Press and CNN, have asked for the federal election trial to be televised.

''I want this trial to be seen by everybody in the world," the former president said during a presidential campaign event in New Hampshire. "The prosecution wishes to continue this travesty in darkness and I want sunlight."

Trump had been using the court of public opinion to sway voters to his cause.

Prosecutors warn that he may use the media coverage to spin the story in his favor.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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