After a contentious day in court on Wednesday, during which the former president was forced to testify in his $250 million state fraud lawsuit and was fined $10,000 for breaking a gag order, Donald Trump rushed out of a courthouse in New York City.

Approximately forty-five minutes later, after Engoron turned down a move by Trump's attorneys over an unrelated legal matter, the irate and flushed president rushed out of the courtroom. Cliff Robert, the attorney representing Trump, cited Cohen's evidence that Trump had never given him specific instructions to fabricate his financial statements in order to persuade Engoron to request a directed verdict that would dismiss the state attorney general's allegations about the statements. However, Engoron declined. There were gasps in the courtroom as even his attorneys were taken aback by the sudden exit.

"The witness recently acknowledged that we won the trial, and the court need to put an immediate stop to it. After leaving, Trump said, "Thank you," to reporters. Cohen subsequently stated, under cross-examination from the state attorney general's office, that Trump had not specifically instructed him to inflate the figures, comparing Trump to a "mob boss" who dictates to you without explicitly telling you.

Robert urged Engoron for a directed verdict once again after Cohen's intense two days on the witness stand came to an end. Engoron responded that his request had been "absolutely denied." "This case has solid evidence throughout," declared the judge, who has previously declared that Trump had fabricated his financial accounts in a "persistent" manner. "There is enough evidence in this case to fill this courtroom," he stated.