Even as he tries to plan for what could be a massive financial fine imposed against him by New York judge Arthur Engoron for inflating the value of properties owned by the Trump Organization, another court case has failed former president Donald Trump “concerned,” according to a legal expert.
Former federal prosecutor Faith Gay was a guest on MSNBC this morning and said Trump is most worried about the defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll because the judge in the case, Lewis Kaplan, will not allow any antics from the ex-president or his legal team.
“He knows that Judge Kaplan runs the courtroom with a pretty tight set of controls,” she said. “He knows that Judge Kaplan has no problem in speaking back to him or to his lawyers — not that Judge Kaplan is one-sided or the other — but that he is going to ensure that there is a fair trial, that these jurors are not intimidated, that they get a chance to hear the evidence.”
Unlike Trump’s often unhinged behavior at the civil fraud trial brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, Gay predicted Judge Kaplan isn’t going to let Trump get away with the same thing.
“He might make a cameo appearance, but given that Miss Carroll’s trial team has already said that they need some help in controlling Mr. Trump, so there won’t be an outburst, like in the AG’s [civil fraud] case.”
“My sense is that if he shows up, it will be in and out, and he’s not going to get away with what he did in the A.G. case.”
