Breaking: Trump's lawyers just filed for a mistrial
LET'S GOOoOoooo!!!
Trump's team have asked for a mistrial in NY fraud case
https://twitter.com/frankrunyeon/status/1724809333723283630?t=mdrgLHaMmFP5TEl2c5gGbg&s=19
NEW: Trump seeks a mistrial.
"...The evidence of apparent and actual bias is tangible and overwhelming," Trump argues.
He cites Justice Engoron linking to news articles, "improper co-judging" by his law clerk, political contributions by his clerk and that gag orders show bias.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-trump-asks-mistrial-civil-152447958.html
Looks like Engoron gets to decide.
Yesterday there were private talks between the lawyers and then the lawyers for each side and the judge. There were rumors of a settlement, but maybe it was about this.
UPDATE: IANAL therefore this is opinion only. (Thanks for that catch there u/JollyRancherHard )
By not approving the mistrial, the Judge opens himself up to lega consequences beyond the normal when this is overturned on appeal (if it gets that far).
In this case it could open him up to criminal charges, disbarrment, sanctions, etc.
As it questions his judgement, additional side effects could be as bad as to call into question previous rulings, rippling through his legacy as a judge. Not a bad thing in this instance.
This needs a big IANAL tag.
Thank you for the reminder. I'm usually pretty good about that. 👍