I feel like you don't think his lawyers didn't have a chance to object, they certainly did, then it's up to the judge/laws to say if it's valid to ask the witness to read WHAT THEY HAD WRITTEN. They did not object. He read the paper.

He said in effect, I never said that we would avoid clawbacks, the lawyer made him read a thing HE WROTE that said they would avoid clawbacks.

Theatrical? Maybe.. but also he sat on the stand and lied, they made him tell the truth.