Originally published October 4, 2023 2:00 pm PDT
Leftist Judge Arthur Engoron presiding over former President Donald Trump’s civil case has been seen on video bragging about how he can manipulate verdicts based on his emotions.
QUICK FACTS:
- A new report by The Gateway Pundit revealed how the judge in President Donald Trump’s civil case, Arthur Engoron, admitted his own emotions affect jury verdicts in his cases.
- “Am I following the law or am I making the law? I’m an impartial referee but it’s impossible for me to factor out my own emotions,” Engoron said in a speech at the City University of New York in 2015.
- The judge admitted to the student audience that he has a “tool” for persuading the jury to vote a certain way.
- “I’m going to say something controversial even though I know I’m being taped: juries get it wrong a lot. That’s my own opinion. I only do civil trials, but I’ve had situations like oh my Heaven’s sake how could they have thought that?” Engoron asked. “I have a tool that I can deal with that: it’s called jury judgment notwithstanding the verdict. I can say there is no possible way a reasonable jury could have reached that conclusion.”
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON LEFTIST JUDGE ARTHUR ENGORON IN HIS CIVIL CASE:
“Why are we trying a case that the appellate division of New York state has just ruled recently that we won 80% of our case and this judge refuses to acknowledge the ruling, which is plain for all to see,” Trump said.
BACKGROUND:
- Trump’s civil fraud trial, which began on Monday, marks a pivotal development that could have significant ramifications for Trump and his family’s business enterprise.
- This litigation is part of a state case initiated by Attorney General Letitia James and could potentially impact Trump’s expansive real estate domain severely.
- Kevin Wallace, a representative from the state Attorney General’s office, claimed in the inaugural statement that the former president had portrayed his financial details to insurers and banks in a manner that was “materially inaccurate” over a span of ten years.
- Trump, who is a leading contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is being accused by Attorney General James of exaggerating the valuation of his assets by billions to obtain more favorable loan and insurance conditions.
- As Trump made his entrance into the state court in downtown Manhattan, he retorted, “This is a continuation of the single greatest witch hunt of all time.”
- Emphasizing the stature of his company, Trump stated, “We have a great company. I built a great company. It’s tremendous,” he substantiated, referencing its ownership of “some of the greatest real estate assets in the world.”
