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Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron's lengthy—92 pages—fact-focused decision on Friday sustaining the charges against former President Donald Trump leveled by New York Attorney General Letitia James was a clear victory for her office. Sitting as both judge and jury at a bench trial, Engoron was empowered to resolve contested credibility, draw inferences from the elicited evidence, and render a verdict. However, since it was a bench trial, the Appellate Division, First Department can make its own findings of fact.
February 21, 2024, 12:01 AM