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Trump drops lawsuit against New York fraud judge (www.rawstory.com)
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Donald Trump has dropped a last-resort lawsuit against the judge overseeing his New York fraud trial. The former president's attorneys withdrew their lawsuit against Justice Arthur Engoron, which had been seen as a long-shot attempt to stop his real estate empire from being dismantled after he f...

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Protip: Don't sue the judge presiding over your case right before they decide on how much of a penalty you need to pay.

Some other great things that came from this case:

  1. Trump's lawyer forgot to request a jury so the judge will decide guilt.

  2. Trump's lawyer cited the case where Trump was forced to pay $25 million to victims he defrauded through Trump University. This was somehow meant to convince the judge Trump isn't a serial fraudster.

  3. Trump himself defended the ridiculously overpriced estimates of his real estate holdings by claiming he could "get a buyer from Saudi Arabia to pay any price".