“For a million or so dollars, some experts will say whatever you want them to say,” Arthur Engoron wrote in a withering three-page ruling.
Donald Trump has suffered a significant setback in his attempts to have the case being brought against him by the New York state attorney general dismissed, after a judge poured scorn on the credibility of accounting experts Eli Bartov and Jason Flemmons.
Judge Arthur Engoron highlighted the potential for bias in their testimonies, given the significant financial compensation they have received. He said that assuming their testimonies were accurate would be a “glaring flaw” in view of these financial incentives.
Judge Engoron was particularly critical of Bartov, a tenured professor, stating that his testimony essentially showed only that some experts might say anything “for a million or so dollars.”
Engoron added, “By doggedly attempting to justify every misstatement, Professor Bartov lost all credibility.”
He can say all he wants. People living in reality won’t believe it and people not living in reality already believe everything he says without question. We’re never going to get the true believers to admit they went all-in on a conman, they are in the cult for life.
He’s not appealing to “people living in reality”.
He’s appealing to Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and his three hand-picked stooges, because that’s who this will ultimately end up in front of. His base is there to give him money, and his hand-picked judges are there to give him cover. No other opinions matter to him.
Then he’s an even bigger idiot because appeals to this NY state civil case are never going to be in front of the Supreme Court under any possible circumstances.
They will if he argues his constitutional rights were violated by the process.
Those three stooges seem to be operating on a “fuck you I got mine” philosophy with regards to siding with Trump, at least.
Let’s hope they outnumber those who don’t.