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

  • clearedtoland@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’d love (and hope) to see this man behind bars but I can’t help but be disheartened by what, to a layman like me, seems like sound legal tactics.

    He and his team always know how to leverage the system and kick the can down the road.