Former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021) requested this Wednesday the annulment of the civil fraud lawsuit against the Trump Organization in New York, in which he is accused. arguing that both the chairman and his assistant have political biases.

The former Republican president’s lawyers filed the request in Manhattan Supreme Court, the county where the judicial process is taking place, which began on October 2 and is expected to end in mid-December.

“The evidence of apparent and real bias is palpable and overwhelming“, indicates the document presented by his lawyers Alina Habba, Clifford Robert and Christopher M. Kise, published on the platform of the legal system.

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“Such evidence, coupled with an unprecedented deviation from standard judicial procedure, has tainted these proceedings and warrants a mistrial,” they added.

Lawyers, for example, claim that Judge Arthur F. Engoron, a Democrat, has engaged in “extrajudicial activities” that are “improper.””, such as including articles about the case in a newsletter for alumni of your high school.

They also point to the political donations of the judge’s law clerk, Allison Greenfield, who was the target of personal attacks by Trump.

Trump’s criticism of the judge’s assistant led him to impose a “silence order” on the defendant, which bans him from making public comments about court staff and has been extended to his lawyers.

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The former president, who has also strongly criticized Engoron, has paid a total of $15,000 in fines after the magistrate ruled that he had twice ignored the silence order for his aide.

Engoron is the one who must decide on the annulment request; It is expected that he will reject it and that Trump’s lawyers will appeal, according to specialist media.

Prosecutors have accused Trump, two of his sons and two former Trump Organization executives of fraud for inflating the value of his assets for years to obtain favorable terms from banks and insurers.

The main fraud charge was summarily resolved against the defendants before trial, and during the trial, charges related to corporate illegalities and damages estimated by the prosecution at $250 million were settled. (JO)