Trump launches tirade against 'Judge Engoron’s Trump Hating wife' to his 6 million followers
Former President Donald Trump is zeroing in on a new target as his New York civil fraud trial may conclude soon with a verdict not likely to be in his favor.
In a series of posts to his Truth Social account, Trump unleashed on Dawn Engoron — the wife of Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing the trial — suggesting she may be using her relationship to influence her husband to act against the former president.
"Judge Engoron’s Trump Hating wife, together with his very disturbed and angry law clerk, have taken over control of the New York State Witch Hunt Trial aimed at me, my family, and the Republican Party," Trump wrote in a Wednesday post to his estimated 6.5 million followers. "This is such an embarrassment to all within the New York State Judicial System."
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Trump justified his attacks on Dawn Engoron by posting a screenshot from a Twitter/X account named "Dawn Marie" tweeting from the handle @dm_sminxs. That screenshot shows an account replying to a tweet by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), who was also the former White House physician to both Trump and former President Barack Obama. Jackson's tweet called New York Attorney General Letitia James a "racist" and "a DESPICABLE HUMAN BEING" and referred to Judge Engoron as a "PATHETIC CIRCUS CLOWN." The "Dawn Marie" account responded with a tweet that read "the only racists are you white male politicians and those who vote for you."
Prior to his own posts, Trump amplified far-right activist Laura Loomer, who suggested that the "Dawn Marie" account belonged to Judge Engoron's wife. Trump reposted Loomer's assertions about the account to his followers. However, Dawn Engoron told Newsweek earlier this month that the account in question is not hers.
"I do not have a Twitter account. This is not me. I have not posted any anti Trump messages," Mrs. Engoron told the outlet.
Newsweek also interviewed former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, who said that even if the account did belong to Dawn Engoron, a spouse's social media posts would not be a factor in considering whether a judge should recuse themselves from a case. Rahmani pointed to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' lack of recusal in cases concerning Trump in spite of his wife's loud and vocal support of the 45th president of the United States.
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Trump's posts have the risk of inciting his followers against Engoron and his wife. Earlier this month, when Trump's gag order was temporary lifted while an appellate court considered it, Trump attacked both Engoron and his clerk, Allison Greenfield, prompting his supporters to send them death threats — many of which were reportedly anti-Semitic in nature.
