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Trump calls fraud trial judge “grossly incompetent” in latest Truth Social freak-out

Trump's rant against Judge Engoron comes a day after it was declared that his daughter Ivanka must testify

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Save America" rally at Alaska Airlines Center on July 09, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Save America" rally at Alaska Airlines Center on July 09, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

A day after Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that Donald Trump's eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, will testify in the civil trial centered on puffed-up financials within her family's business empire, Truth Social is yet again the sounding board for her father's grievances.

Ignoring continued warnings from judges to mind his manners on social media, and to refrain from making targeted attacks — lest he be hit with more fines, or even jail time — Trump railed against Engoron in a message rattled off on Saturday morning, calling him "grossly incompetent" and "a partisan political hack who totally disregards the Court of Appeals decisions against him."

"The New York State legal system has broken down completely, and everybody who is watching this Witch Hunt so agrees," the former president continues. "Hopefully, that will soon change. This CRAZED Judge ruled against me before the Trial even started, and said Mar-a-Lago is worth only $18,000,000. Other properties, likewise. This is a Biden Election Interference Scam! There were No Crimes & No Victims, and there is NO JURY ALLOWED. This Radical Trump Hater Must Be Taken Off This Case!"

 

By Kelly McClure

Kelly McClure is Salon's Senior Culture Editor, where she helps further coverage of TV, film, music, books and culture trends from a unique and thoughtful angle. Her work has also appeared in Vulture, Vanity Fair, Vice and many other outlets that don't start with the letter V. She is the author of one sad book called "Something Is Always Happening Somewhere." Follow her on Bluesky: @WolfieVibes

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