Not give speeches

Judge admonishes Trump to not give speeches in court. Catch up on key moments so far from the testimony

From CNN's Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle, and Kara Scannell in New York

An hour into his testimony, Donald Trump’s commentary on the witness stand in his civil fraud trial has led to multiple admonishments from Judge Arthur Engoron, who has repeatedly told Trump not to make speeches and just answer questions. 

Trump has paid little attention to the judge’s instructions, continuing to give lengthy asides about the values of his properties and his perceived unfairness of the case.

Assistant Attorney General Kevin Wallace, who is questioning Trump, has walked Trump through his financial statements from 2014, asking about his role in preparing the valuations of his properties.

Trump has been calm in his responses, but at the same time, he’s given lengthy speeches about the value of his brand and why his properties are worth more than what they were listed for on the statements.

Engoron has repeatedly grown frustrated at Trump’s answers, cutting him off and striking on response from the record.

“We are here to hear him answer questions and most of the time he’s not,” Engoron said.

Trump shook his head with pursed lips. Kise urged the judge to listen to Trump’s response, saying that what he has to say gets to the heart of the case.

"The court needs to hear what he has to say about these statements," Kise said. "He’s describing to you about why there was no intent to mislead anyone with his answers. That’s what he’s doing." 

“No, I’m not here to hear what he has to say. I’m here to hear him answer questions,” Engoron said in response, raising his voice and telling Trump’s lawyers to “sit down already.”

Trump then piped in before the questions continued: "This is a very unfair trial. Very, very and I hope the public is watching," he said, leaning into the mic.

Wallace has tried to pin Trump down on his involvement in the preparation of his financial statements, which New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges were fraudulently used to obtain better loan rates – and the judge has already ruled constituted fraud.

Trump has given meandering answers in response.

“Well let’s see,” Trump said when he was asked about the valuation of his 40 Wall Street property on his 2014 financial statement.

“You go back a long time, are you still in 2014. Five-year statute of limitation. You’re still on 2014.”

Wallace pressed Trump to focus on the valuation of 40 Wall Street.

Trump eventually answered, "I assume so," when asked if the 40 Wall Street valuation was based on true and accurate information.

In response to another question about his role preparing financial statements, Trump said: “I accepted it. Other people did it. But I didn’t say make it higher or make it lower."