In a frantic last-minute attempt to derail a trial that threatens to destroy Donald Trumpā€™s corporate empire, the former presidentā€™s lawyers have turned the heat on the judge overseeing this caseā€”by suing him directly.

Edit: Unfortunately the tactic worked:

An appellate judge has taken the remarkable step of hitting pause on the New York Attorney Generalā€™s upcoming bank fraud trial against Donald Trumpā€”granting the former presidentā€™s request in a surprise hearing on Thursday that was closed off to the public.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-turns-new-york-ag-case-against-judge-arthur-f-engoron?ref=wrap

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    Calling it now. This will be the basis of an appeal against the judge for not recusing themselves from the case.

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      Which will fail hard because if the justice system allowed that to happen then anyone could use it as an means to derail their case.

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      Thereā€™s never any consequences for anything he does. Heā€™s been able to do this since the 80s.

      If we had a legal system that held the oligarchy to account this would have ended 40 years ago.