'Leave my children alone': Trump launches new attack on judge as sons prepare to testify

Donald Trump attacked the judge overseeing his New York fraud trial in an overnight post ahead of testimony from his two eldest sons.

The former president's adult sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump – who are both executive vice presidents at the Trump Organization – are expected to testify back to back on Wednesday in the civil trial overseen by New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, and his concern was apparent in the 2:28 a.m. post on Truth Social.

"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, and also that your favorite President, Donald J. Trump, or anyone from the Trump Organization, NEVER TOLD HIM TO INFLATE VALUES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, the opposite of what he told the A.G. in order to get this HOAX started," Trump posted.

Trump stormed out of the courtroom last week after Engoron fined him $10,000 for violating a gag order prohibiting him from commenting on court staff, but the former president insisted his remarks to reporters earlier that day were an attack on Cohen.

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"Therefore, on that fact alone, this Fake Case should be dismissed," Trump posted. "Additionally, however, the Financial Statements Values are Conservative (LOW!), Mar-a-Lago is worth MUCH MORE than $18,000,000, there is a 100% Disclaimer Clause on the 1st page of the Statements, the Banks and Insurance Companies were paid in full, no defaults, they all made money, and there is no Victim (except me!)."

"Leave my children alone, Engoron," he added. "You are a disgrace to the legal profession!"