The judge in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case beamed for the camera Monday while Trump sat in the defendant’s dock for the unprecedented proceeding.
New York City Judge Arthur Engoron was seen grinning ear-to-ear for a closeup as Trump sat nearby for his civil fraud case that will determine the value of the former president’s business empire in the state.
The judge is laughing? Absolutely disgusting! This commie will be overturned! pic.twitter.com/OgkzndxSXz
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) October 2, 2023
Engoron unilaterally ruled in a partial summary judgement last week that Trump submitted “fraudulent valuations” for assets used by him, his family, and his business to obtain better loan and insurance terms.
He also canceled all of Trump’s business certificates in New York, effectively hamstringing Trump’s ability to do business in the state.
Shortly after posing for the camera, Engoron ruled that still photography was permitted in the courtroom but not video.
BREAKING: Trump judge rules still photography allowed but not video
This footage appears to have been streamed before the judge made the order pic.twitter.com/LLyXI21Yf4
— Jack Poso
(@JackPosobiec) October 2, 2023
Shortly before appearing in court, Trump blasted the “rogue” judge and “racist” NY Attorney General Letitia James.
“This is a continuation of the single greatest witch hunt of all time,” Trump told reporters.
President Trump:
“Every time they give me a fake indictment I go up in the polls” pic.twitter.com/7sjylsH8XE
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 2, 2023
“We have a rogue judge who ruled that properties are worth a tiny fraction, one one-hundredth, a tiny fraction of what they actually are. We have a racist attorney general who is a horror show, who ran on the basis that she was going to ‘get Trump’ before she even knew anything about me. She used this to run for governor, she failed in her attempt to run for governor, she had virtually no polling. She came back and she said well, now I’ll go back to get Trump again. And this is what we have. It’s a scam and it’s a sham.”
Engoron’s goofy grinning during this historic and unprecedented event highlights the Democrat bias baked into this civil fraud case and a crisis in the politicized justice system.
Loving the new Donald Trump Show
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— Rob Israel (@robisraelart) October 2, 2023