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Legal Expert: Judge Engoron Is ‘Pushing the Envelope’ In Trump Trial

Charlie Kirk Staff

11/21/2023

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Legal Expert: Judge Engoron Is ‘Pushing the Envelope’ In Trump Trial

A legal expert and former House Judiciary Committee counsel cautioned New York Judge Arthur Engoron to be mindful of the language he employs while presiding over former President Donald Trump’s $250 million civil fraud trial.

In a column for MSNBC.com, Michael Conway initially cited the trial of the so-called “Chicago 7,” reminding “Engoron that the defendants in the notorious case went out of their way to antagonize Judge Julius Hoffman, which seems to be Donald Trump’s strategy in a case where Engoron has already found evidence of fraud,” Raw Story noted.

Conway subsequently highlighted that Engoron frequently engaged in disputes with Trump’s legal team and the former president himself during testimony. He added that the judge’s inflammatory language would undoubtedly be cited in an inevitable appeal.

“In New York, Engoron has used strident language in rejecting Trump’s legal positions, terming them ‘pure sophistry,’ ‘risible,’ ‘bogus arguments’ and ‘egregious’ in his summary judgment opinion. He sanctioned five Trump attorneys $7,500 each for the ‘borderline frivolous’ arguments in their briefs,” Conway wrote.

He then advised: “Harsh language isn’t a problem if it’s justified. But the more Engoron pushes the envelope, the more he risks an appellate court disagreeing with his assessment. And Trump’s lawyers can and will argue the judge’s rhetoric is evidence of judicial bias.”

Conway added that “there are other examples of Engoron seemingly overreacting in response to relentless complaining from Trump’s lawyers” before noting: “He needs to take all necessary steps to ensure that a New York appellate court cannot overturn his decision. And that means not reacting to Trump’s hate-filled speech, or to his lawyers’ baiting and provocation. It’s simply not worth it.”

On Friday, Engoron employed comparable language as he rejected a motion for mistrial filed by Trump’s team, which, in part, referenced the judge’s confrontational demeanor in court.

Engoron rejected the request made by Trump’s attorneys, who contended that the judge and his chief law clerk displayed an “appearance of bias” against the former president.

In dismissing the motion, Engoron deemed it “utterly without merit” and deemed it “futile” to advance to a full briefing schedule, despite state prosecutors advocating for it, as reported by The Epoch Times.

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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government.

Charlie is also the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show” podcast, which regularly ranks among the top-10 news shows on Apple podcast news charts, and is the host of the nationally syndicated daily radio show on the Salem Radio Network live from 12 - 3 PM ET.
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