Trump Organisation lawyer presents ruled-out evidence in tax fraud case

It was the latest dust-up involving Trump Organisation lawyers. Earlier this week, Judge Merchan scolded the defence for submitting hundreds of pages of court papers just before midnight on Sunday.

Donald Trump (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Closing arguments at the Trump Organisation’s criminal tax fraud trial got off to a rocky start as a lawyer for the company was caught showing jurors portions of witness evidence that had previously been struck from the official court record.

Prosecutors objected to the display about an hour into lawyer Susan Necheles’ presentation, and Judge Juan Manuel Merchan admonished Ms Necheles and halted arguments so she could remove any other precluded evidence from a slideshow she was showing to jurors.