Posted on 02/11/2024 8:07:35 AM PST by CFW
The judge in former President Donald Trump’s $370 million civil lawsuit in New York—who, even before the trial began, ruled the former president liable for fraud—has sent a sharply worded email to President Trump’s attorneys defending his impartiality.
Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 8 email to Trump attorney Cliff Robert chides the lawyer for questioning the judge’s objectivity. “You and your co-counsel have been questioning my impartiality since the early days of this case, presumably because I sometimes rule against your clients,” Judge Engoron wrote. “That whole approach is getting old.”
The insistence on his objectivity—and rebuke of Mr. Robert for suggesting otherwise—stemmed from a Monday email from Judge Engoron, in which he demanded answers from counsel amid rumors that Trump co-defendant Allen Weisselberg was negotiating a plea deal for perjury. “As the presiding magistrate, the trier of fact, and the judge of credibility, I of course want to know whether Mr. Weisselberg is now changing his tune, and whether he is admitting he lied under oath in my courtroom at this trial,” Judge Engoron wrote.
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Judge in Trump Civil Fraud Case Responds to Accusations of Bias in the Civil Fraud Case
After how the judge acted all through the trial, his “def3nce” of himself is nothing but a huge lie and everyone knows it. He outed himself so transparently that only an idiot or a completely compromised partisan hack would think he was Impartial!
Agree
Even before the trial began, ruled the former president liable for fraud.
That isn’t a judge that’s a sniper in a robe or as he calls himself a king.
[[“You and your co-counsel have been questioning my impartiality since the early days of this case]]
If it walks like a duck, poops like a duck, and smells like a duck, then by golly it is a duck!
Time for judge engoron to be found out. What are all of his ‘hidden things?”
I guess this jackass forgot he proclaimed Trump was guilty before the trial even started.....not to mention he stated he didn’t want to hear what Trump said when on the witness stand.......yeah no bias there. 👌
What an Ahole
Unfortunately it’s not just this judge. It’s the entire NY justice system.
Substitute ‘i’ for ‘u’...
I c wut you did there lol
;-)
The robe’s an ineffective prophylactic.
This is just incredibly unusual. Maybe NY has wild Wild West rules for civil procedure. When the trial is concluded, the matter is “under submission.” The record is closed and only matters inside the record can be considered in reaching a decision.
In CA I would expect a judge who learns information ex parte, in this case from news reports, that he thinks might affect his decision, he’d issue an order putting the matter back in calendar on the issue of whether the evidence should be reopened, that is, additional trial proceedings held. Otherwise, it’s per se reversible error for the judge to consider matters outside the trial record in reaching a decision. In CA, this would be done via a written order, not via email chit chat with the lawyers.
Plus the personal defense stuff in the email is incredibly unprofessional. The judge is “embroiled,” that is, he’s showing he is emotionally involved instead of being “dispassionate.”
I suspect that NY is a lot like CA. It’s run by lunatics now, but when these basic laws were put in place, such was not the case. I can’t imagine that these recent actions are ok under NY law
Engoron, the moron, is just another liberal liar.
In most states, a judge who tries to refute allegations of bias is considered unqualified to serve because they have entered the controversy as an adversary against the litigant.
The problem is that before the trial even began, Engoron issued a summary judgment, finding PDJT did indeed "deceive[d] banks, insurers, and others by allegedly overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing."
Engoron declaring someone is liable for fraud is not an indication of bias without the fact that he concomitantly exacted summary judgment against PDJT.
Now do climate change.
ugly little commie troll (dajudge)
“The problem is that before the trial even began, Engoron issued a summary judgment, finding PDJT did indeed “deceive[d] banks, insurers, and others by allegedly overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing.”
Engoron declaring someone is liable for fraud is not an indication of bias without the fact that he concomitantly exacted summary judgment against PDJT.”
It is amazing that he found Trump guilty of fraud without first having a trial on that charge. Many times throughout the trial he has prevented Trump’s team from introducing evidence that no fraud occurred.
In most states, a judge who tries to refute allegations of bias is considered unqualified
to serve because they have entered the controversy as an adversary against the litigant.
Probably applies to latitia, as well.........she went gunning for Trump from the getgo.
Engoron is PURE EVIL and needs an EXORCISM by his Rabbi!
That is true. Usually such bias allegations are met with silence and Motions to Recuse are denied without explanation in order to avoid the judge taking an adversarial position against counsel.
In the NY case, as in the DC crazy lady case, the judge has obviously sided with the prosecution and made no secret as to his opinion. All before any evidence was heard in Court.
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