Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, he was not deprived of a fair trial by the court's questioning of the witnesses. To the extent that the alleged errors are preserved for appellate review (CPL 470.05 [2]), we find that the trial court's inquiries were necessary "to clarify the issues and to facilitate the orderly and expeditious progress of the proceedings" (People v Vargas,
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