Judge Engoron shoots down ā€˜nonsensical’ arguments and ā€˜disingenuous’ and ā€˜bad faith’ statements

The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil trial for fraud allegations has rejected a motion from the former president’s attorneys for a mistrial.

A filing from attorneys for Mr Trump and his co-defendants argued that the case was ā€œtaintedā€ with ā€œtangible and overwhelmingā€ evidence of ā€œapparent and actual biasā€ from Judge Arthur Engoron and his chief clerk, who has been the subject of ongoing attacks from Mr Trump and his allies, which prompted the judge to issue a gag order in the case that prevented parties from disparaging court staff.

In his order on Friday, Judge Engoron shot down ā€œnonsensicalā€ legal arguments from Mr Trump’s legal team involving his clerk, and underscored his ā€œunfettered rightā€ to consult with his law clerks throughout the course of a trial.

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    that’s a natural slime… he just kind of oozes it out, and hasn’t been keeping up with his skincare regime. Depression, you know?