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Former President Trump on Thursday blasted New York Choose Arthur Engoron and defended his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, who he stated are being “persecuted in a political witch hunt.”
Each of Trump’s sons took the stand this week within the non-jury civil trial stemming from New York Lawyer Common Letitia James’ lawsuit in opposition to Trump’s household and companies.
Trump slammed Engoron, saying he was “hurting my excellent kids” and dealing to “injury & defame” him in an effort to intrude with the 2024 presidential election.
Eric Trump arrives at New York Supreme Court docket, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in New York. (AP Photograph/Seth Wenig)
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The previous president and 2024 Republican presidential major frontrunner posted to his Reality Social account Thursday afternoon, as his son Eric Trump was on the stand testifying.
“When Choose Arthur Engoron, probably the most overturned, on Attraction, Judges on the ‘bench,’ acknowledged {that a} Billion Greenback Home is simply price 18 Million {Dollars}, & made quite a few different errors, as effectively, he’s the ‘Fraudster,;’ not me,” Trump posted.
Donald Trump Jr. and former President Trump in Hollywood, Florida. (Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Photos)
“He’s simply doing this out of his private ‘Hatred of TRUMP,’ his love of the publicity that this case is getting him, & his lack of respect for the Appeals Court docket (He’s in whole violation of their order ending a lot of this Witch Hunt proper now. He refuses to do what they are saying he should!),” he continued.
Former President Trump and his lawyer, Alina Habba, throughout his trial on the New York State Supreme Court docket on Oct. 17, 2023. (Doug Mills/The New York Occasions/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
“Engoron is a wacko who’s having a good time endlessly sanctioning, fining, & pushing round ‘TRUMP,’ hurting my excellent kids, & working to wreck & defame me for functions of Interfering with the 2024 Presidential Election, all this whereas by no means admonishing our failed & corrupt Lawyer Common, whose ‘Star Witness’ admitted he lied, & that I did NOT inform him to inflate values, a complete reversal,” Trump wrote. “Their complete case was primarily based on this single LOSER, so it must be dismissed!”
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Trump’s put up got here amid his son Eric Trump’s testimony, and a day after his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. took the stand to defend their enterprise.
“So unhappy to see my sons being PERSECUTED in a political Witch Hunt by this uncontrolled, publicity in search of, New York State Choose, on a case that ought to have NEVER been introduced,” Trump stated. “Authorized Students Scream Shame!”
Once more, Trump maintained that his price is “far higher than on monetary statements, plus they comprise a full DISCLAIMER CLAUSE telling readers of this data to do their very own due diligence and evaluation.”
Former President Donald Trump and New York Choose Arthur Engoron (Fox Information)
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“Banks and Insurance coverage Corporations made cash, not even a minor default, and there have been NO VICTIMS, aside from the folks getting mugged and murdered on the sidewalks of New York whereas our Corrupt Lawyer Common sits on her ass in Court docket all day watching the Trump household be abused by a Trump Hating Choose that stated a Billion Greenback home is simply price $18,000,000 Million {Dollars}!!!” Trump posted.
Engoron imposed a partial gag order within the trial, blocking all events from making derogatory statements about his court docket employees.
Engoron first fined Trump $5,000 for violating the order on social media, and threatened imprisonment if additional violations have been dedicated.
Final week, Engoron fined Trump one other $10,000, claiming he was once more in violation of the order by making a remark a few member of his employees.
Lawyer Common Letitia James arrives exterior New York Supreme Court docket forward of former President Donald Trump’s civil trial on Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photograph/Brittainy Newman)
NEW YORK JUDGE FINES TRUMP $10K FOR VIOLATING PARTIAL GAG ORDER IN CIVIL FRAUD TRIAL
It’s unclear if Engoron will view this Reality Social put up as a violation of the gag order.
In the meantime, the “star witness” Trump referred to is his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who testified as a part of the civil trial final week. After Cohen testified that Trump didn’t particularly direct him to inflate belongings, Trump’s authorized staff demanded a direct verdict and case dismissal, however Engoron rejected their effort. Trump, in one other put up, once more stated Cohen “admitted on the stand that he lied.”
Michael Cohen speaks to reporters after a second day of testimony earlier than a grand jury in Manhattan. (AP Photograph/Mary Altaffer)
The previous president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, was additionally set to testify this month, however her attorneys filed an enchantment Wednesday to reverse her requirement to take action.
Ivanka Trump and her father, then-President Trump (Ivanka Trump)
The trial comes after James, a Democrat, introduced a lawsuit in opposition to Trump final 12 months alleging he and his firm misled banks and others concerning the worth of his belongings. James claimed Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric, in addition to his associates and companies, dedicated “quite a few acts of fraud and misrepresentation” on their monetary statements.
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Engoron in September dominated that Trump and the Trump Group dedicated fraud whereas constructing his actual property empire by deceiving banks, insurers and others by overvaluing his belongings and exaggerating his internet price on paperwork utilized in making offers and securing financing.
Engoron’s ruling got here after James sued Trump, his kids and the Trump Group, alleging that the previous president “inflated his internet price by billions of {dollars}” and stated his kids helped him to take action.
Brooke Singman is a Fox Information Digital politics reporter. You possibly can attain her at Brooke.Singman@Fox.com or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.
