Engoron ordered Trump to pay more than $450 million after the ex-president was found liable for committing business fraud.
Former President Donald Trump's legal team is demanding that New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron recuse himself from the ex-president's civil fraud.Engoron ordered Trump to pay more than $450 million after the former president was found liable for committing business fraud in New York in February. Trump repeatedly denounced the judge during and after the proceedings, claiming that Engoron was 'biased' and the trial was 'rigged.
'The integrity of this tribunal and President Trump's right to a fair and impartial trial, have been ineluctably imperiled. Under these circumstances, recusal is mandatory and essential to preservation of the rule of law.'The filing goes on to propose an alternative to recusal in the form of Engorgon holding an evidentiary hearing to discuss the alleged conversation with Bailey.
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