Donald Trumpās court battle over claims he inflated his property values by $2.2 billion doesnāt seem to have deflated anyoneās appetite.
A large order of McDonaldās was lugged into the Manhattan court on Monday during the lunch break in Trumpās $250 million civil fraud trial.
Staff in dark suits were spotted carrying the brown paper bags into the Centre Street complex after the former president listened to prosecutors accuse him of decades of āliesā over his business empire.
Itās not clear who ordered the haul of fast food, but Trump is known to enjoy an occasional meal from the Golden Arches.
His favorite meal is a Big Mac, Filet-O-Fish, fries and a vanilla shake.
Earlier this year, he told the workers he knew the menu better than they did during a visit to a McDonaldās in East Palestine, Ohio.
He then gave burgers to members of the community devastated by a toxic train derailment.
One of his most famous White House events was when he gave the National Championship-winning Clemson University football team an order from his favorite fast food venue.
The court food order followed a dramatic morning session where Trumpās lawyers said he was actually worth more than amounts prosecutors claim were fraudulent.
Trumpās team also said Mar-a-Lago - which prosecutors said should be valued at as little as $18 million - is actually worth more than $ 1 billion.
In a combative defense opening statement Trump lawyer Alina Habba said: āThere is a person out there who will buy that (Mar-A-Lago) for over $1 billion. Thatās not fraud, thatās real estate.ā
Earlier, Trump, 77, scowled and shook his head as prosecutors accused him of ālying year after yearā to exaggerate the value of his property empire by $2.2 billion to obtain favorable bank loans.
In extraordinary scenes inside New York Supreme Court the judge Arthur Engoron grinned for TV cameras as Trump sat looking sternly on, at one point muttering under his breath.
Habba told the court the amount prosecutors claimed was fraudulent was 'frankly less than what they (the Trump family) are worthā.
She said the true value of Trumpās net worth would include his personal brand from shows like The Apprentice.
āThereās a lot of people in this room that probably donāt like that but itās a fact,ā she said.
Habba claimed Trumpās Florida golf course Doral was also worth over $1 billion, sparking laughter in the public gallery.
She said it was āone of the best golf courses in the countryā, and praised the Trump Organization as a ābeautiful companyā. She added: āReal estate is malleable but there was absolutely no intent to defraud, no conspiracyā.
The case set a āvery dangerous precedent for all business owners in the state of New York,ā she said.
Just before entering the courtroom a combative Trump delivered an explosive tirade in which he railed against the ārogueā judge and āracist horror showā attorney general Letitia James, who brought the case.
Trump could face up to $250 million in fines and the potential loss of his licenses for buildings including Trump Tower in New York.
āThis is a continuation of the single greatest witch hunt of all time,ā Trump said before going into court. āItās a scam. Itās a sham. There was no crime. The crime is against me.ā
People. People care. Youāre not the only one that lives here. You would do well to understand this.
You deadass care that someone famous ordered McDonalds for lunch?
I ādeadassā care that heās making a mockery of our judicial system.
If you donāt, move on.
I do too, maybe give the headline a read bud š¤£
Your comment history shows you ādeadassā care about a lot of dumb shit. Maybe remove the evidence of this before commenting here about what others should care about.
Not only do you care about someone elseās MacDās order, youāre trying to comb through my posts like itās some kinda gotcha XD
You seem to have wayy more passion invested in fast food lunches than I ever would, so Iāll stop here. Have a lovely night bud! š