David Cay Johnston on the #Trump #fraud trial: "The evidence and the issues were so clear cut, Judge Arthur F. Engoron ruled on Tuesday, that there was no reason to waste the court’s time trying them". 
Johnston is a New York journalist. "The Making of Donald Trump" summarised 30 years of reporting on him.
https://www.dcreport.org/2023/09/26/donald-trump-liable-for-fraud/