A federal judge admonished Donald Trump and the opposing attorney for getting into a verbal argument in court, Wednesday.
An investor has taken Trump to court for allegedly making false promises in the sale of some apartments of his Chicago Trump International Hotel & Tower.
The Tower houses more than 300 hotel rooms and almost 500 condos right next to the Chicago River, the Associated Press reports.
The scolding came on Trump's second day in front of the bench, when the New York City-based billionaire and the opposing attorney, Shelly Kulwin, bickered with one another, talking over each other, interrupting and raising their voices. Trump had a scowl permanently plastered onto his face, while Kulwin scoffed and rolled his eyes at Trump's responses.
After an hour of spoken sparring, Judge Amy St. Eve told the two men, "this is not a boxing match," and threatened them with an extended third day of testimony if they didn't quit picking at each other.
"Let's get control of ourselves," the judge said.
The plaintiff alleges that Trump planned to offer clients a share of profits, in efforts to lure in buyers and then revoke rights once they had paid up.
The case began when investor Jacqueline Goldberg filed a lawsuit a few years after she bought two condos in the 92-story luxury building in 2006.
They topped out at about $1 million each.
She has brought Trump to court on grounds of deceptive practices and breach of contract, demanding $500,000 for the return of Goldberg's deposit and other damages.
Goldberg attests that she was initially wooed by the prospect of a percentage of profits from food sales, valet parking and other hotel services that Trump's company offered to her.
Trump currently hosts "The Apprentice," a reality show that has been running for almost a decade.
