In tossing Trump's latest challenge, a Manhattan judge told the former president that 'a lie is still a lie'

For at least the fifth time, former President Donald Trump on Monday lost an attempt to dismiss his civil fraud case through a maneuver seeking a directed verdict in his favor.

In tossing Trump’s latest challenge, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron reminded the former president that “a lie is still a lie.”

  • roguetrick@kbin.social
    51·
    11 months ago

    Two of Trump’s experts in particular, Jason Flemmons and Eli Bartov, argued that valuations are inherently subjective, and Engoron sharply criticized their testimony exculpating Trump, his family members and business associates of wrongdoing.

    “Bartov is a tenured professor, but all that his testimony proves is that for a million or so dollars, some experts will say whatever you want them to say,” Engoron wrote.

    A research professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, Bartov conceded that he billed nearly $877,500 to Trump for his testimony, and he said that money came from the Trump Organization and Save America PAC, the former president’s primary fundraising vehicle.

    But Engoron said that Bartov “lost all credibility” by claiming Trump’s financial statements were accurate in every respect, even though a pre-trial ruling established the “numerous obvious errors” that they had.

    This shit is the exact problem with our adversarial expert witness system. This should not happen in a court.

    • orbitz@lemmy.ca
      8·
      11 months ago

      Yeah when you take the Obi Wan stance of, ‘what I told you was true, from a certain point of view’ in court, there should be some repercussions. Like we get there can be different points of view but if 9/10 people say one thing, that 1/10 person’s view probably shouldn’t count when figuring out the truth in court and is basically wasting time. Though I think this is up to the judge to decide so it was mostly a delay and seem like they have some sort of defense for his followers.

      • j4k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        1/10 people were bribed to BS - the entire billionaire class, and their insurrectionist Republican party are built upon this foundation