President Trump Goes Off on “Hating” Judge: Leave My Children Alone!

The gloves are officially off.

On Wednesday, President Trump went on the offensive against the Obama-appointed judge overseeing his civil fraud trial in New York, calling him “crazy” and “unhinged.”

Trump: Judge in fraud trial "crazy, totally unhinged, and dangerous" https://t.co/enlpX7TF3Z pic.twitter.com/6OqJMpUJNi

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Trump attacked Judge Arthur Engoron on decisions made so far in the trial, his judicial track record and for a politically motivated attack on him.

He also had some choice words for New York State Attorney General Letitia James in a Truth Social rant just hours before his son, Donald Trump Jr., was set to testify.

From The Hill:

“This Rigged Trial, brought by the Racist New York State A.G. Letitia James before Trump and developer Hating Judge, Arthur Engoron, which should have never been brought in that the so-called STAR WITNESS, SleazeBag Lawyer (for many people) Michael Cohen, admitted last week on the stand that he LIED,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referencing his former personal lawyer.

“Therefore, on that fact alone, this Fake Case should be dismissed,” he added.

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President Trump said in his post that the financial statements from his businesses were actually lower than the true value — contrary to some of the testimony presented in the trial. He also reiterated the defense’s argument that there was a “disclaimer clause” on the statements and that banks were paid in full.

“There is no Victim (except me!). Leave my children alone, Engoron,” Trump added, addressing the judge. “You are a disgrace to the legal profession!”

President Trump also feels like he is being railroaded by Engoron who has refused to dismiss the case despite the fact that Michael Cohen admitted that he lied under oath.

“I’m being ‘railroaded’ at a level never seen before,” Trump wrote Wednesday morning. “When Cohen admitted the whole case was a lie, he didn’t care. Think of it, we had a Perry Mason moment with their Star Witness and the judge acted like nothing had happened, and then started screaming at us.”

“He then put a RIDICULOUS GAG ORDER ON ME, which we will appeal,” Trump added.

Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, is also expected to testify in the case. She was once named as a defendant in the lawsuit, but a New York appeals court in June dismissed her from the case, arguing the statute of limitations had lapsed.

The former president will officially give his testimony in the trial Monday.

He briefly took the witness stand last week to defend comments he made to reporters that the judge ruled violated a limited gag order. Trump was fined twice for the violations.