Former American president Donald Trump sent a dire warning to the judge overseeing the $250 million civil fraud lawsuit against him. Trump wants Judge Arthur Engoron to leave his children alone.
The children are set to testify in the civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
James alleges the Trump Organization, under the direction of Trump and his adult children, inflated financial assets like golf courses and hotels to obtain favorable loans from banks as it built its real estate empire.
Judge Engoron has already fined Trump a total of $15,000 for twice violating a gag order.
Trump took to Truth Social to issue his insane legal move.
“This Rigged Trial, brought by the Racist New York State A.G. Letitia James before Trump and developer Hating Judge, Arthur Engoron, which should have never been brought in that the so-called STAR WITNESS, SleazeBag Lawyer (for many people) Michael Cohen, admitted last week on the stand that he LIED, and also that your favorite President, Donald J. Trump, or anyone from the Trump Organization, NEVER TOLD HIM TO INFLATE VALUES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, the opposite of what he told the A.G. in order to get this HOAX started,” Trump wrote in his trademark style.
“Therefore, on that fact alone, this Fake Case should be dismissed. Additionally, however, the Financial Statements Values are Conservative (LOW!), Mar-a-Lago is worth MUCH MORE than $18,000,000, there is a 100% Disclaimer Clause on the 1st page of the Statements, the Banks and Insurance Companies were paid in full, no defaults, they all made money, and there is no Victim (except me!).
“Leave my children alone, Engoron. You are a disgrace to the legal profession.”
Trump’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request to comment from Newsweek.
The world was quick to react to the shocking Donald Trump move:
No double standards, oh heck gee golly no.
"Leave my children alone!" shrieks Donald Trump.Fascism / mafia …
— CivTech Dev (@CivtechDev) November 1, 2023
'Leave my children alone': Donald Trump hits Judge Engoron over family's testimony – USA TODAY
Same guy whose biggest worry was that his son would turn out to be a loser? Trump doesn’t care about his kids. He cares about himself. https://t.co/dOUQsX4TWc
— Roberto Munoz, Jr (@RobertoMunozJr3) November 1, 2023
'Leave my children alone': Donald Trump hits Judge Engoron over family's testimony https://t.co/SwNqzZviV5 via @Yahoo But Trump is perfectly okay with going after anyone and their families who do not agree with him.
— 💙💙Miz Represented 🦋💙 (@spauley311) November 1, 2023
A confused Donald Trump posted that New York state judge Arthur Engeron is "a disgrace to the legal profession," as he demanded the judge "leave my children alone." (The judge had nothing to do with the subpoenas of Trump's adult children. The NY AG issued those.)
— Buzz Burbank (@MichaelJElston) November 1, 2023
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