Judge Engoron gave Trump 'the rope and he hung himself': former prosecutor
January 12, 2024
Reflecting on the closing arguments in the $370 million financial fraud trial in Manhattan that has engulfed Donald Trump, former prosecutor Charles Colemann Jr. claimed the former president did himself no favors with his rant when allowed to speak by Judge Arthur Engoron.
Speaking with host Jonathan Lemire on MSNBC's "Way Too Early," Coleman was asked about Trump's diatribe where he attacked both his prosecution and court officials that led Engoron to warn the former president's lawyers to "control your client."
Asked if Trump helped or hurt his case with the judge who holds the former president's financial, future in his hands, the former prosecutor said it could hardly have gone worse for Trump.
"I guess it was to no one's surprise that Trump burst into that rant yesterday," host Lemire prompted. "What's your reaction, though, as to what role it could play in the outcome? Did he help or hurt himself?"
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"Well, Jonathan, in the long run, I do think that he hurt himself," Coleman replied. "I think that what he was trying to do was force the judge into a position where, by denying him an opportunity to speak, he would have created an issue for appeal for himself."
"Judge Engoron basically gave him the rope, and he hung (sic) himself, predictably," he continued. "What he ended up doing was creating a space where this is one less thing that becomes an appealable issue in the long run for an appeal. That he might be able to go back and say, 'Look, I was treated unfairly and my rights were abridged in some way, shape, form or fashion.'"
"Kudos to the judge for allowing this to happen. I believe it was a calculated risk by the bench. He understood that there was a risk that this could happen, but, ultimately, it didn't play a factor in the way Donald Trump wanted it to," he concluded.
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