Trump promised judge he’d stay in New York all week — but he’s heading to Florida: report
Editor's note — Correction: Ex-President Donald Trump did not promise Judge Arthur F. Engoron of the state Supreme Court in Manhattan that he'd be in New York all week. He promised U.S. District Judge Edwin Torres, a federal judge in Florida, that he would be in New York all week.
According to an exclusive report from The Messenger, ex-President Donald Trump promised U.S. District Judge Edwin Torres, a federal judge in Florida, that he would be in New York "all week" for matters related to his civil fraud trial. However, he plans to fly back to Florida Wednesday, October 4.
The Messenger reports:
In late September, Southern District of Florida Judge Edwin Torres wrote in his ruling that Trump claimed 'it was imperative that he attend his New York trial in person — at least for each day of the first week of trial when many strategy judgments had to be made.'
Trump made that representation in arguing why the judge should postpone his deposition in the lawsuit he filed against his ex-attorney Michael Cohen, who’s now a critical witness against the ex-president in his civil case and hush-money prosecution. On that basis, Judge Torres agreed to bump Trump’s deposition date from this past Tuesday until Oct. 9, 2023.
But now, Trump is leaving, bound for the Sunshine State, sources tell The Messenger.
According to the report, the former president's "attorneys have resigned to 'let Trump be Trump' and do what he wants to do because he'll essentially do it anyway, according to those who understand Trump's legal orbit. Most attorneys advise clients under multiple criminal indictments and a civil fraud case to shut their mouths. Trump, instead, trashes the prosecutors and judges."
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Then, just hours after the trial began on Monday, Engoron imposed a gag order on the 2024 MAGA hopeful Tuesday after he attacked the judge's clerk via social media.
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The Messenger's full report is available at this link.
