Trump Turns New York AG Case Against Judge - by suing him directly.
Trump Turns New York AG Case Against Judge - by suing him directly.
Trump's lawyers are going after Judge Arthur F. Engoron, saying he's overstepped his bounds.
In a frantic last-minute attempt to derail a trial that threatens to destroy Donald Trump’s corporate empire, the former president’s lawyers have turned the heat on the judge overseeing this case—by suing him directly.
Edit: Unfortunately the tactic worked:
An appellate judge has taken the remarkable step of hitting pause on the New York Attorney General’s upcoming bank fraud trial against Donald Trump—granting the former president’s request in a surprise hearing on Thursday that was closed off to the public.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-turns-new-york-ag-case-against-judge-arthur-f-engoron?ref=wrap
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Calling it now. This will be the basis of an appeal against the judge for not recusing themselves from the case.
Which will fail hard because if the justice system allowed that to happen then anyone could use it as an means to derail their case.
Only if you are rich, white, and male. In that order.
Damn, here I am being a white, male, and ri--
Ah shit.
Sure. But I'm still betting he tries it.
There's never any consequences for anything he does. He's been able to do this since the 80s.
If we had a legal system that held the oligarchy to account this would have ended 40 years ago.