Trump's NY fraud trial starts on time 'come hell or high water,' judge warns warring lawyers at hear

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

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New York's $250 million fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump, his family, and his company will go to trial this October as scheduled, a judge warned at a court hearing on Wednesday, as lawyers for both sides continued warring over a seemingly basic definition: What is the Trump Organization?

"I am determined to start the case on time," the judge, state Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, told 15 lawyers and legal support staff in a Manhattan courtroom.

"Come hell or high water, and pardon my French," the judge added of his set-in-stone trial start time: 10 a.m. on Monday, October 2, 2023.

New York Attorney General Letitia James' massive September lawsuit seeks to permanently bar Trump and his three eldest children from doing business in New York.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-ny-fraud-trial-starts-on-time-come-hell-or-high-water-judge-warns-warring-lawyers-at-hearing/ar-AA170kvi

[SoCalDavidS]

1. 8 Months. Right Around The Corner

Justice moves swiftly in America.

[brooklynite]

2. Why can't they just try someone in 22 minutes? Like they do on LAW & ORDER?

Sadly, our presumption of innocence doesn't allow "we know he's guilty" assertions to speed things up.

[Scrivener7]

3. That's so original!

[brooklynite]

5. Facts rarely need to be new.

[SoCalDavidS]

4. What Does That Have To Do With Waiting Months & Months For Trial To Begin?

I know you like to argue, but I never said anything about presumption of innocence or the Law & Order show.

Teflon Man just loves Delay, Delay, Delay, so I guess we'll see if the trial even starts in 2023. And if it doesn't, I'm sure you'll be at the ready with your "Law & Order" comparison.

[brooklynite]

6. Because of the presumption of innocence....

...we no longer start the trial as soon as the sheriff drags the cattle rustler into town and the judge can make his way from the territorial capital.

All Courts (Federal and State; criminal and civil) have procedures and filing schedules to ensure the rights of all parties, whether or not they're billionaires. That adds time to the judicial process.

Let me suggest you start listening to the OPENING ARGUMENTS podcast, which spends a lot of time on the various Trump cases, and explains how the legal system actually works

[Irish_Dem]

9. It's imminent.

[UTUSN]

7. K&R

[DET]

8. But, but...

What if Trump fires his lawyers one week before the trial? Surely, his new team will need a few months at a minimum to get up to speed.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Exactly, Trump is a master at legal warfare.

The rest of us are rank amateurs.