In a frantic last-minute attempt to derail a trial that threatens to destroy Donald Trump’s corporate empire, the former president’s lawyers have turned the heat on the judge overseeing this case—by suing him directly.

Edit: Unfortunately the tactic worked:

An appellate judge has taken the remarkable step of hitting pause on the New York Attorney General’s upcoming bank fraud trial against Donald Trump—granting the former president’s request in a surprise hearing on Thursday that was closed off to the public.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-turns-new-york-ag-case-against-judge-arthur-f-engoron?ref=wrap

  • AnonTwo@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Could the lawyers potentially lose their licenses for this?

    I can’t imagine what Trump is paying for them to go this far…

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      Lawyers can be disbarred and the whole lot of them, including Trump, and be held in contempt and jailed.

      Personal attacks on the members of the court, which this absolutely is, shouldn’t be tolerated.

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      No, what they’re doing is legally acceptable, though obviously a delay tactic. They’re suing him in his capacity as a judge, not as an individual.

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        But at best its an uphill battle. Judges get immunity from suits just like cops. Otherwise the courts would be bogged down with lawsuits from every case where one side disagrees with a ruling.