A threat was made to the judge’s home a few hours before the final argument in a civil trial.
It was revealed that a bomb threat was made targeting the home of the judge in charge on the day of the civil trial on former US President Donald Trump’s alleged inflated assets. The judge in charge suffered numerous threats after taking charge of the trial of former President Trump, but the final argument scheduled for today will proceed as is.
According to the Associated Press on the 11th (local time), police in Nassau County, New York, said they responded to a false bomb report at Judge Arthur Engoron’s home at 5:30 a.m. on this day.
As a result of the police search, nothing was found in the home.
This was an uproar that occurred just hours before the final argument in a civil trial on suspicion of exaggerating former President Trump’s assets.
Former President Trump was scheduled to read the announcement in person during his final argument that day. However, when the defense team rejected Judge Engoron’s request to focus on related issues, Judge Engoron canceled former President Trump’s argument the day before, the AP reported.
CNN reported that Judge Engoron and his colleagues have suffered numerous threats since the trial began last year.
In particular, it was reported that threats against judges and trial researchers increased explosively when former President Trump posted a post on social media in March of last year claiming that the trial researcher in charge (Law Clerk) was a member of the Democratic Party.
It is known to be at a serious level, with 20 to 30 threatening calls being made to personal phones and up to 50 emails and messages a day.
However, despite the early morning commotion, the trial continued as scheduled.
Both sides will hold final arguments, and the court is expected to make a ruling as early as the end of this month.
Former President Trump is suspected of conspiring with his eldest son and the Trump Organization to profit by inflating the value of real estate, including the Trump Tower building in New York, the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, and golf courses, for over a decade.
Letitia James, the U.S. Attorney General and Attorney General of New York, who filed the lawsuit, requested that $370 million (approximately 487.29 billion won) be recovered from former President Trump and other defendants and a ban on doing business in New York State.
Former President Trump’s side dismissed the lawsuit, citing the fact that the statute of limitations on the allegations had expired, former President Trump’s financial statements did not contain material lies, and the Attorney General’s side failed to prove any impact (damage) in the real world. insisted on doing it.
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Source: Donga
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