In the ongoing civil fraud case against former president Donald Trump, the New York judge has rejected major arguments presented by his defense team, dealing a significant blow to Trump’s case. What Happened: Judge Arthur Engoron dismissed key defense arguments and criticized Trump’s accounting experts after the trial testimony concluded last week. Trump’s lawyers’ motion for a directed verdict was also denied by the judge, reported CNN on Monday. Judge Engoron criticized the defense’s use of testimonies from Trump’s accounting experts, Eli Bartov and Jason Flemmons, describing it as a “glarin…