'Total hit job': Donald Trump denies last-minute settlement rumors in fraud case
Donald Trump blew off settlement rumors circulating around his $250 million fraud case in an all-caps social media rant Wednesday.
Trump again bemoaned the pre-trial summary judgment from New York City civil court judge Arthur Engoron that found the former president liable for defrauding Trump Organization lenders and investors.
"HE RULED THAT I WAS A FRAUD BEFORE HE EVEN SAW THE CASE, THEN TRIED TO GET ME TO SETTLE,” Trump wrote. “A TOTAL HIT JOB.”
His message on Truth Social arrived on the final day of testimony in a marathon case that pitted Trump and his two sons against the legal team of New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accuses them of inflating asset values to defraud lenders and investors.
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As is made plain in the all-caps screed, Trump denies wrongdoing.
Engoron has been frequently targeted by Trump, who contends the case is politically motivated by biased New York officials, yet he appeared sentimental in court Wednesday, ABC News reports.
"In a strange way, I am going to miss this trial," Engoron reportedly said. "It has been an experience."