Justice Arthur F. Engoron reprimanded Donald Trump, threatening sanctions and issuing a gag order after the former president made fun of the judge’s clerk on social media.
Engoron made the statements after a roughly 45-minute long closed door meeting in the court, where media was not allowed inside.Trump – on the second day of his $250 million civil fraud trial – posted a picture of Manhattan Supreme Court Arthur Engoron’s clerk standing with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.Trump’s post was taken down after Engoron ordered it’s removal, the judge said.
“Yesterday, I warned counsel of this and it was disregarded,” he said. “Failure to abide by this directive will result in serious sanctions – I will be very clear.”Trump attended the first and second day of trial in the New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million fraud case in which she claims Trump exaggerated his wealth on Trump Organization financial documents from 2011 through 2021.
The former president has taken every opportunity in the presence of the press and on social media to blast the black AG as a “racist,” calling her case a sham and saying the judge is on a witch hunt against him. Fraud trial judge calls out Trump's since-deleted Truth Social post about his law clerk, threatens 'serious sanctions'The viral Home Depot 12-foot skeleton is already in stock for Halloween 2023The 6 best infrared sauna blankets of 2023, plus benefits and expert tipsBethenny Frankel: Andy Cohen, Jeff Lewis ‘ambushed’ me on controversial ‘WWHL’ appearanceJustice Arthur F.
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