Judge Engoron shoots down ā€˜nonsensicalā€™ arguments and ā€˜disingenuousā€™ and ā€˜bad faithā€™ statements

The New York judge overseeing Donald Trumpā€™s civil trial for fraud allegations has rejected a motion from the former presidentā€™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 Trumpā€™s legal team involving his clerk, and underscored his ā€œunfettered rightā€ to consult with his law clerks throughout the course of a trial.

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Yep, and to add to that, his legal team has already tried the, ā€œBut there were no victims, bro,ā€ line of arguments. Unsurprisingly, the judge was not convinced. You donā€™t get to commit fraud just because everybody was enriched at the end of it.