Trump: Judge in fraud trial 'crazy, totally unhinged, and dangerous'
Former President Trump on Wednesday continued his criticism of the judge overseeing his civil fraud trail in New York, calling him "crazy" and "unhinged."
Trump attacked Judge Arthur Engoron on decisions made so far in the trial, his judicial track record and for what the former president claimed was a politically motivated attack on him.
“Judge Engoron is a political hack who ruled against me before the trial even started. He is doing the dirty work for the Democrat Party,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, claiming Engoron, “fought us, sanctioned us for no reason, fined us big money, never gave us even a one day delay. This is his big chance, and he was not going to let it go.”
“He fines me at levels never seen before. The A.G.'s people are thrilled, but can’t believe it is happening," he continued in a second post. "Engoron is crazy, totally unhinged, and dangerous - Our Judicial System has gone to HELL."
His comments come after Engoron ruled in late September that Trump was liable for fraud in the case brought forth by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). The case claims the former president, and his adult children, for years falsely inflated and deflated the value of the Trump Organization assets to receive lower taxes and better insurance coverage.
Trump, in his posts Wednesday morning, reiterated claims he made overnight, when he touted the apparent contradictions in testimony last week from his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and claimed the case should be thrown out.
“I’m being ‘railroaded’ at a level never seen before,” Trump wrote Wednesday morning. “When Cohen admitted the whole case was a lie, he didn’t care. Think of it, we had a Perry Mason moment with their Star Witness and the judge acted like nothing had happened, and then started screaming at us.”
“He then put a RIDICULOUS GAG ORDER ON ME, which we will appeal,” Trump added.
He also maintained his innocence and went after James.
“There was no fraud, so they are working with the corrupt A.G. whose campaign was ‘I will get Trump,’ to develop something, anything,” he said.
The angry posts come ahead of another day in court, where Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is expected to give testimony. Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, who will take the stand on Thursday, currently serve as executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization.
Trump is expected to testify in the trial on Nov. 6.