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Trump’s fraud trial wraps up; Hunter Biden denies tax charges

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As the civil fraud trial against Donald Trump drew to a close, the former president decried the lawsuit as a “fraud on me”. The judge, Arthur Engoron, denied Mr Trump’s unorthodox request to deliver his own closing arguments, but allowed him to speak briefly before the court. Mr Engoron said he would decide the case—which is mainly about the damages Mr Trump owes—in the coming weeks.

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