Donald Trump demanded investigations from the judge overseeing his fraud trial in New York and from New York AG Letitia James as he accused President Biden of running for office before withdrawing and saying he was incapable of doing so.
Trump, who is leading in the polls and has called for “retaliation,” has abandoned the judge and top prosecutor after a New York appeals court threw him a lifeline and upheld his 454 court ruling million dollars in the case had been reduced to $175 million. amount he said he would pay.
His demand for investigations came as Trump invoked 2016 nemesis Robert Mueller, railing against “Russia, Russia, Russia” and blaming President Biden for the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, which “he should never have allowed to happen.”
“I respect the Appellate Division for substantially reducing that ridiculous amount of money raised by a corrupt judge named Engoron,” Trump said at 40 Wall Street, one of the properties James cited as ripe for possible seizure if Trump did not . pay the judgment during an appeal against his fraud judgment.
Former President Donald Trump said during an angry press conference that Judge Engoron and AG James ‘need to be investigated’
“He needs to be looked at – he needs to be looked at seriously,” Trump said. ‘Especially what he did with appraisals. He’s the one. He’s a fraudulent appraiser, valuing Mar-a-Lago at $18 million and people say it’s worth 50 to 100 times that, the leading experts in the industry.”
“So he needs to be looked at and James needs to be looked at because she tried to get him, she’s like the judge’s puppet master.
It came after Trump demanded in an online post the end of a silence order banning him from attacking Engoron’s chief servant.
Trump also complained about the FBI investigation into Mar-a-Lago.
‘That’s not allowed. They robbed my house in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. No word, nothing,” referring to the FBI’s search pursuant to a grand jury subpoena.
‘We’ll see how it all works out in the end. But what they are doing is illegal. It’s criminal what they’re doing, and it’s never been done before in this country.
Speaking about the matter, he said ‘that was also done by Biden and his thugs because they can’t win elections because of the borders…’ he said.
“These are all Biden trials,” he said later when a reporter asked him if he wanted to testify in the Stormy Daniels trial.
James said in a statement that the $454 million judgment still stands
Trump repeatedly called Judge Arthur Engoron corrupt
Trump attended another of his trials
Trump said President Biden doesn’t even know if he’s still ‘alive’ after accusing the president and ‘criminals’ of driving the prosecution
“It’s all being done by Biden and his group, because I don’t know if Biden is sharp enough. If you want to know the truth, I don’t know if Biden knows what’s happening. Maybe. Probably,” Trump said.
“These are all businesses run by Biden – that is, by his thugs, because I don’t know if he knows he’s alive,” Trump, 77, said of Biden, 81.
Trump also indicated that he would pay the amount now that it was reduced. ”We will very quickly place cash or bonds, securities, cash or bonds, whatever it is. We will post it very soon,” he said. The appeals court gave him ten days to do this.
“I have a lot of money,” he said. “You know that because you looked at my statement.”
Trump posted last week that he had $500 million in cash, although his letters in a recent filing overturning the court’s ruling said he was unable to obtain a bond.
Trump called Engoron a “Democratic judge,” but then mused about how he has benefited from several prosecutions.
“They’re all trying to do as much damage to Trump as possible,” Trump said. ‘It has the opposite effect, but maybe one day that won’t happen anymore. Don’t know. ‘
Biden’s presidential campaign released a statement at the press conference that referenced an earlier post in which he compared himself to Jesus and the latest feat of bragging about winning a few trophies at one of his own clubs and receiving a trophy that was given to him presented by Jack Nicklaus.
“Donald Trump is weak and desperate – both as a man and as a candidate for president,” spokesman James Singer said.
“He spent the weekend golfing, spent the morning comparing himself to Jesus, and spent the afternoon lying about money he definitely doesn’t have.
“His campaign can’t raise any money, he’s not interested in campaigning outside his country club, and every time he opens his mouth, he pushes away moderate and suburban voters with his dangerous agenda.
“America deserves better than a weak, confused and tired Donald Trump.”