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Trump's lawyers want mistrial in New York civil fraud case, claiming judge is biased

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By MICHAEL R. SISAK

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Trump's lawyers urged Judge Arthur Engoron to stop the case immediately, arguing he had irreparably harmed Trump's right to a fair trial through “astonishing departures from ordinary standards of impartiality." They cited his rulings against their client as well as the prominent role played by the judge's chief law clerk.

Ah, "biased." Lol anyone who doesn't side with King Donald is "biased." Lol what a bunch of clowns.

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Goldfeder said the defense’s allegations were “totally misplaced,” suggesting Trump’s legal team “either doesn’t understand the law or doesn’t care about it.”

Probably a lot of both.

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Trump's MO has always been to whine when he loses.

Remember when he lost the Iowa caucus to Ted Cruz in February, 2016? In Trump's own words (tweets):

“Ted Cruz didn’t win Iowa, he illegally stole it. That is why all of the polls were so wrong any [sic] why he got more votes than anticipated. Bad!”

“Based on the fraud committed by Senator Ted Cruz during the Iowa Caucus, either a new election should take place or Cruz results nullified.”

I suppose our MAGA friends still believe this one too.

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When you don't have a winning play, punt!

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Piece in today’s e-v.com (about halfway down the page) that details how Trump could attempt to draw things out by firing his legal team at the last moment.

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https://www.electoral-vote.com/phone/

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In their mistrial motion, Trump’s lawyers accused Engoron of letting Greenfield act as “a de facto co-judge,” and they questioned whether her political leanings were influencing what they perceived as a “demonstrable pro-Attorney General and antiTrump/big real estate bias.”

No they aren't. Also, Trump is trying to muddy the waters because Greenfield isn't the judge. The judge is Engoron.

Trump’s lawyers complained that Engoron’s insistence they they not refer to Greenfield and his expanded gag order barring attacks on his judicial staff “interferes with counsel’s ability to zealously advocate for their clients.”

No, it doesn't. Anything you want to say, can be said in court.

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This judge must have had to start on a second sheet of paper, the number of zeros on Trump's fine has gotten so large.

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Trump need to be declared clinical insane by a court of law,you think Trump crazy this will send him over the edge of sanity

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For them, everything that is not Trumpist is biased..

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Trump has no playbook. Run out of ideas.

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They chose a bench trial, knowing full well a jury would find him guilty. Suck it up and take your medicine.

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Trump has no playbook. Run out of ideas.

He does, that’s why the left is so frustrated because everything they throw at this guy just helps him.

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The only people who don't like Trump are those who know him. Fine him out of business in NY and jail him in Georgia for 11,000 instances of attempted voter tampering.

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Piece in today’s e-v.com (about halfway down the page) that details how Trump could attempt to draw things out by firing his legal team at the last moment.

Articles to that effect have shown up in several political news sources. Here's the rub. The court doesn't have to go along. A savvy judge could legitimately refuse to delay the trial telling Mr. Trump that the court sees him doing so as an obvious ploy to delay the trial and the court is not going to go along with it. The judge could legitimately Mr. Trump that he can fire his counsel if he so chooses but whomever he hires to replace them is still going to have to be ready by the trial date.

I would bet more than cold microbrews that such a decision would withstand appeals. Courts do not have to be held hostage by delay tactics. I suspect Judge Chutkan is such a judge.

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Trump has no playbook for this case and has run out of ideas. He chose not to have a jury and is now found liable.

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Trump has no playbook for this case and has run out of ideas.

Wrong, if he didn’t it would be a cinch to get this guy, and they still can’t do it.

He chose not to have a jury and is now found liable.

But still has the constitutional right to challenge this out of line judge.

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Both Donald Trump and his attorneys may have violated the limited gag order with their motion.

https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-legal-team-may-have-violated-gag-order-mistrial-motion-1844084

Lisa Rubin, legal analyst for MSNBC, suggested that the filing of the motion in the court's public docket could come back to bite Trump's legal team in a post to X, formerly Twitter. She pointed out that the motion repeatedly refers to Engoron's relationship to his chief law clerk, something that the ex-president's lawyers were explicitly forbidden from discussing publicly in a gag order issued on November 3.

Rubin also noted that Engoron had told Trump's counsel that he did not want to hear their mistrial motion "in front of hundreds of people," asking them to instead submit a filing that would show cause for a hearing on the matter. She said that Trump lawyer Alina Habba promised to deal with the mistrial motion "in a delicate manner" during the hearing.

"I understood [Engoron] to be instructing Trump's team to submit their proposed order and motion directly to his chambers," Rubin wrote. "That way, he could determine whether to hear the motion publicly and/or whether Trump's supporting papers, which, as filed, seem to violate the very gag order they are protesting, should be redacted or sealed."

Rubin went on to say that "Engoron met with each side privately yesterday" and it was possible that the motion was "filed today with his knowledge and permission."

"But right now, without further clarification, it appears they publicly filed their mistrial motion, brief, and supporting affidavits without such permission—and in a way that likely triggers another violation of the same gag order they claim exemplifies Engoron's bias," she added.

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They already have Trump. Found liable.

But still has the constitutional right to challenge this out of line judge.

What constitutional right is that?

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--Remember when he lost the Iowa caucus to Ted Cruz in February, 2016? In Trump's own words (tweets):

Different it was a Presidential campaign,

Not different. He was not "politically railroaded" then, and he's not now. Or do you believe Ted Cruz illegally stole the Iowa caucus? (Note: Hillary Clinton never made such nonsense claims.)

Trump is a charlatan.

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Trump talks like an angry dictator with an axe to grind. Let’s hope he doesn’t get re-elected.

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Trump has no playbook for this case and has run out of ideas. He chose not to have a jury and is now found liable.

Careful. Judge Engeron determined that fraud was committed. The trial is to determine liability.

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What constitutional right is that?

Rhetorical question?

Not different.

Oh boy, here we go…

He was not "politically railroaded" then,

Yes, he was. From the start the establishment didn’t take the man seriously nor the voters

and he's not now.

On this planet, he is, in the liberal mind bots, probably not.

Trump is a charlatan.

If you think that then you should really hate these establishment charlatans.

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On this planet, he is, in the liberal mind bots, probably not.

Careful now, those "liberal mind bots" can make actual arguments beyond, "no, that's liberals." Nonsense. Calling liberals "mind bots" is the height of irony.

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The way things in the US are now Donald Trump could shoot someone in cold blood on the street with a hundred witnesses and clear recordings of the incident on a dozen or more closed circuit television cameras and the right wing medial along with the usual wags here would swear the resulting murder conviction was a "witch hunt" and "political".

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bass4funk

Today 08:52 am JST

In the U.S. we don’t go by the popular vote, as I said the other day,

That's not the point, she was still actually more popular. Rightly or wrongly.

if we went by that, California and NY would call elections every single time.

Garbage.

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Once again Bass, there is no judge on planet earth who could rule in any way detrimental to DJT who you would consider legitimate. None. Not one. Anywhere.

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Once again Bass, there is no judge on planet earth who could rule in any way detrimental to the DJT who you would consider legitimate. None. Not one. Anywhere.

Lol, yeah, ok….

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Kurumazaka 2

Once again Bass, there is no judge on planet earth who could rule in any way detrimental to DJT who you would consider legitimate. None. Not one. Anywhere.

Maybe, Aileen Cannon...

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--He was not "politically railroaded" then,

Yes, he was. From the start the establishment didn’t take the man seriously nor the voters

Got it. Ted Cruz is an establishment swamp RINO who illegally stole the Iowa caucus from Trump in 2016.

--Not different.

Oh boy, here we go…

Says he who believes Trump has always, always been politically persecuted by anyone who doesn't elevate him to godlike status.

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Trump has made a mockery of America's justice system, the best money can buy. This is perhaps the only service he's rendered to democracy by adding another tier to the two tiers already in place for all with eyes to see. If this egregious abuse of the judicial process paves the way for some bigly needed reforms, it will be Trump's unintended legacy. He should have been dealt with like Bolsonaro, the "Trump of Brazil" who has been banned from political activities. Judge Engoron will swat these bogus complaints away like flies and restore some credibility to the system by punishing this incredible scofflaw for his fraud and mischief.

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never thought we'd be witnesses to a witch-hunt at this level. who knew?

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kwakiutler

Today 10:33 am JST

never thought we'd be witnesses to a witch-hunt at this level.

We're not. No one's accusing anyone of witchcraft.

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That would have to be a first in Trump lengthy history in dealing with legal matters, Bais. Yeah nahhh. And didn't Trump replace Judges with his own personal choice ??? I like Trump way better than Biden. I hope this trial does not affect his re-election.

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Got it. Ted Cruz is an establishment swamp RINO who illegally stole the Iowa caucus from Trump in 2016.

I don’t think that, if Trump thinks so, that’s his opinion

Says he who believes Trump has always, always been politically persecuted

True.

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Remember that Trump is facing 91 counts in multiple multiple jurisdictions. He will have to be president behind bars. He could get house arrest, but the problem is he will violate it and end up behind bars where he can conduct his presidential activities with secret service protecting him. Trump people are like Jim Jones followers and would die for him. They don't even want another Republican. It's Trump and only Trump. It's always been about Trump. It's about Trump now and it will always be about Trump.

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I don’t think that, if Trump thinks so, that’s his opinion

The point is that Trump is the boy who cried wolf too many times. Unlike the story, though, there are still lots of feeble-minded folk who actually believe this boy.

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He said it himself years ago....

....and he's busted with 91 counts. He would have to win 91 times on both the state and federal level. And Trump people are suckers for sending him lots of money to pay for legal fees.

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 there are still lots of feeble-minded folk who actually believe this boy.

Grand juries don't. They don't care when Alina says Trump is the best president since Lincoln in front of TV cameras (she really said this on TV). Grand juries base their decisions on legal fact.

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