Trump was denied a jury trial. A partisan hack "judge" "deemed" the statements to be fraudulent. A judge has no business "deeming" anything.
There are no jury trials for cases in equity in NY. That is the law. Trump’s lawyers rightfully didn’t challenge this.
Trump was denied a jury trial.
Trump attorney Alina Habba thanked New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron after he confirmed that Donald Trump would not have gotten a jury trial – even if defense counsel had asked for it.
Shortly after the trial began, Habba was accused of “forgetting” to request a jury trial on legal forms.
“You have probably noticed or already read that this case has no jury,” Engoron said at the start of the trial. “Neither side asked for one and, in any event, the remedies sought are all equitable in nature, mandating that the trial be a bench trial, one that a judge alone decides.”
Under the code section he was charged, there is no jury trial. Hmmmmmmm .... was that why they used that code section and why they picked this judge.