Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at his civil fraud trial

Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial. Judge Arthur Engoron rescinded permission for it on Wednesday after Trump's lawyers objected to the judge’s insistence that the former president would stick to “relevant” matters. Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the trial, which could cost Trump hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties and strip him of his ability to do business in New York. His lawyers had signaled Thursday that he planned to take the extraordinary step of delivering a summation personally, in addition to arguments from his legal team.