Donald Trump continues to share a photo on social media showing a bright red arrow pointing at the head of a bearded man at his civil fraud trial, claiming he is the judge’s son.
The Post can now confirm that the well-groomed, bespectacled target in the photo is not related to Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron.
I should know: I’m the guy in the photo.
Trump, 77, on Tuesday once again highlighted a photo of me sitting a few rows from the courtroom gallery along with an article by a far-right activist who inexplicably claims that Engoron’s son is “financially benefiting” from receiving a “prominent” seat. in the trial.
The post reached Trump’s 6.52 million followers on the Truth Social app.
The viral photo that claims Engoron’s son was at the trial. The arrow points to Post reporter Ben Kochman. X/Laura Loomer
It was the second time in a month that the former president shared my photo and a screenshot of the Nov. 7 article by Laura Loomer, an anti-Muslim activist who once described Islam as a “cancer” and has been banned from social networks. social. media sites in the past.
I was first alerted to this when Trump shared the post on Truth Social in late November, but I felt it wasn’t worth airing.
But after Trump shared it again on Tuesday, and upped the ante by including a comment from famously disgraced former congressman George Santos, challenged by the facts, I thought it was worth setting the record straight.
Kochman was first warned of this when Trump shared the post on Truth Social in late November, but felt it wasn’t worth airing.
Santos responded to Loomer’s Nov. 7 story with a “fire” emoji and asked his then-colleagues on the House Oversight Committee to “further investigate” the Engoron son’s situation for possible “ bad behavior”.
Perhaps that comment was a mere deflection from Santos, who was being investigated at the time by a separate House committee, which days later exposed his alleged use of campaign funds on personal splurges like X-rated Onlyfans subscriptions, Botox and treatments. of spa.
Who knows?
Judge Arthur Engoron appears in the fraud trial of former President Donald Trump. AP
As for Donald, it’s unclear if he knows who I am. But I hope he soon knows who I am not.
He has already come under fire for disparaging Engoron’s top law clerk with a quickly debunked claim that she was the “girlfriend” of a prominent New York senator and paid $15,000 for failing to comply with a gag order.
Trump’s post Tuesday is unlikely to be seen as violating the gag order, which only prevents him from criticizing court staff and does not cover suggestions about the judge’s son, or Post reporters, for that matter.
Trump has already come under fire for disparaging Engoron’s top legal assistant with a quickly debunked claim that she was the “girlfriend” of a prominent New York senator. AP
It’s just strange though.
Lawyers for Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James are due back in court on Jan. 11 for their closing statements in the non-jury fraud trial.
I plan to be there too, beard and all.
Or maybe keep them guessing with a mustache.
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