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Trump melts down on Truth Social after judge says his denial "rings hollow and untrue" (www.salon.com)

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Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron on Thursday released a written order detailing why he determined Donald Trump's Wednesday sworn testimony denying that he attacked a court clerk "rings hollow and untrue" after he fined the former president $10,000 for his second violation of a partial gag order meant to protect courtroom staff.

The former president had claimed on the witness stand that he had been referring to his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen as the "partisan" sitting "alongside" Engoron when he spoke to reporters outside the courtroom on Wednesday. But the judge was unconvinced, deeming that excuse "not credible."

"Witnesses do not sit 'alongside' the judge, they sit in the witness box, separated from the judge by a low wooden barrier," Engoron wrote in the order, obtained by The Messenger. "Further, Donald Trump's past public statements demonstrate him referring to Michael Cohen directly by his name, or by a derogatory name, but in all circumstances, he is unambiguous in making it known he is referring to Michael Cohen."

He added: "Using imprecise language as an excuse to create plausible ambiguity about whether defendant violated this Court's unequivocal gag order is not a defense; the subject of Donald Trump's public statement to the press was unmistakably clear."

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[-] Maajmaaj@lemmy.ca 361 points 9 months ago

"This case should be ended, NOW, but this Judge and his 'boss,' Letitia Peekaboo James, will never let that happen," he continued. "He even refuses to accept our big win in the Appeals Court. It is a disgrace to the legal system in the State of New York. This is a RIGGED CASE!"

Hey, black guy here. Jesus fucking Christ, I've never seen a dog whistle for the word jigaboo, but that's definitely it.

[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 151 points 9 months ago

He's been calling her that for years, and it's kind of wild nobody really mentions it. Michael Cohen tried to play it off as "oh its probably commentary on how she handles lawsuits" (paraphrased) but it's pretty clear from this list of nicknames that Trump just likes rhyming nicknames for bullying people about things he thinks makes others inferior, including but not limited to racism, ableism and sexism.

[-] DeanFogg@lemm.ee 43 points 9 months ago

Well black is superior to orange so I think she's alright

[-] ElleChaise@kbin.social 25 points 9 months ago

If black and orange can't even get together for Halloween, we're worse off than I thought.

[-] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 13 points 9 months ago

I thought Orange Is the New Black ... ::rimshot::

I'll see myself out!

[-] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

That was when Trump replaced Obama in the White House. Orange was the new Black, now it's White again

[-] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 1 points 9 months ago

Reading this back days later, I do want to clarify for anyone that doesn't get it, that I was referencing the show Orange Is the New Black as a play on words in the comment above.

[-] hltdev@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

most brilliant Wikipedia page hands down 😂

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