The Defendant

• Prize
  Gold in Editorial/Personality
• Photographer
  Michael M. Santiago
• Agency / Studio
  Getty Images
• Photo Date
  January 11, 2024

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in New York State Supreme Court during his civil fraud trial at New York Supreme Courton January 11, 2024 in New York City. Trump won't make his own closing arguments after his lawyers objected to Judge Arthur Engoron insistence that Trump stay within the bounds of "relevant, material facts that are in evidence" of the case. Trump faces a permanent ban from running a business in New York state and $370 million in penalties in the case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James.

Michael M. Santiago (b. 1980) is a staff news photojournalist with Getty Images. He received his B.F.A. at San Francisco Art Institute and a Master's of Science degree from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.