Judge in Trump Civil Fraud Case Responds to Accusations of Bias in the Civil Fraud Case

Judge Arthur Engoron gave a prickly response to President Trump’s legal team’s accusations of bias against him.

(Left) New York State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron. (Dave Sanders/Pool Photo via AP) / Former President Donald Trump in the courtroom on on Oct. 17, 2023. Seth Wenig/Pool/Getty Images

The judge in former President Donald Trump’s $370 million civil lawsuit in New York—who, even before the trial began, ruled the former president liable for fraud—has sent a sharply worded email to President Trump’s attorneys defending his impartiality.

Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 8 email to Trump attorney Cliff Robert chides the lawyer for questioning the judge’s objectivity.