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Former President Trump again attacked the New York judge presiding
over his civil fraud trial, calling him a “nut job” for ruling that
his daughter Ivanka Trump must testify in the case.
In a Truth Social post Saturday, Trump called the judge “Trump
hating,” and “unhinged.”
“I truly believe he is CRAZY, but certainly, at a minimum, CRAZED in
his hatred of me,” Trump said. “This case should have never started,
but now must be dismissed.”
Judge Arthur Engoron ruled this week that Ivanka Trump must testify
in the case, despite being dropped as a defendant early on in the
legal progress. Trump and his two sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, are
expected to take the stand next month.
Ivanka Trump’s legal team argued that prosecutors don’t have the jurisdiction to subpoena her.
“Ms. Trump is not a party in this action. Nor is Ms. Trump a New
York resident,” her attorneys wrote. “It is black-letter law that,
given those two facts, Ms. Trump is beyond the jurisdiction of this
Court.”
The sweeping fraud case accuses Trump and his sons of intentionally manipulating the worth of their business assets in order to get
better terms on loans and insurance.
Engoron previously ruled that the fraud occurred, and the trial is
set to determine damages. Prosecutors are seeking at least $250
million in financial penalties and to ban the three men from running
businesses in New York.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4281036-trump-ny- judge-nut-job-requiring-ivanka-testimony/
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