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Donald Trump‘s legal strategy in his New York business fraud case is raising eyebrows and exasperating Judge Arthur Engoron — and it’s probably for the greater purpose of making the trial into a total circus. His lawyers want to set the stage for his future appeal by arguing everything the judge has already ruled on, line by line.
If that’s not frustrating enough, Donald Trump’s camp reportedly isn’t hiding this downright bananas plan to wear out Judge Engoron. Rolling Stone spoke with an insider from the former president’s camp who did not hid their “Fyre Festival strategies” (the disastrous 2017 music festival in the Bahamas) to cause total chaos in the courtroom. The showdown is playing out in real time with Judge Engoron trying to speed up the process while Donald Trump’s lawyers deliberately slow things down.
“You’re not allowed to waste time,” the judge noted on the third day of the trial, per The Daily Beast. “That is what this is becoming.”
“We will attempt to streamline this as much as possible,” Donald Trump’s lead defense lawyer Christopher Kise chimed in.
“Doesn’t seem like that yet,” Judge Engoron said.
“The devil’s in the details. I’m sorry, but it is,” Kise quipped.
Just as you would expect, Judge Engoron wasn’t too pleased with this exchange. “This is ridiculous!” he said as he faced the media seated in the courtroom. “To the reporters: I’m pounding the bench again. This. Is. Ridiculous! There’s no point in going through each line. I’m just being logical here.”
According to The Daily Beast‘s sources, Donald Trump’s legal team is “laser-focused on the appeal” and is “gleefully baiting the judge whenever they can to increase their chances of success at the New York appellate division’s First Judicial Department.” The former president’s speeches outside the courtroom are designed “to draw public attention to himself” while attending the civil case as “a fundraising tactic.”
Donald Trump knows that this case is crucial to maintaining his beloved real estate portfolio after his Trump Organization business licenses were revoked in New York, and there is a $250 million judgment looming over him. However, if his legal team is successful, Donald Trump may be able to hold this case up in court for years to come, thanks to some very well-planned theatrics.
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