Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron on Thursday released a written order detailing why he determined Donald Trump’s Wednesday sworn testimony denying that he attacked a court clerk “rings hollow and untrue” after he fined the former president $10,000 for his second violation of a partial gag order meant to protect courtroom staff.
The former president had claimed on the witness stand that he had been referring to his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen as the “partisan” sitting “alongside” Engoron when he spoke to reporters outside the courtroom on Wednesday. But the judge was unconvinced, deeming that excuse “not credible.”
“Witnesses do not sit ‘alongside’ the judge, they sit in the witness box, separated from the judge by a low wooden barrier,” Engoron wrote in the order, obtained by The Messenger. “Further, Donald Trump’s past public statements demonstrate him referring to Michael Cohen directly by his name, or by a derogatory name, but in all circumstances, he is unambiguous in making it known he is referring to Michael Cohen.”
He added: “Using imprecise language as an excuse to create plausible ambiguity about whether defendant violated this Court’s unequivocal gag order is not a defense; the subject of Donald Trump’s public statement to the press was unmistakably clear.”
Hey, black guy here. Jesus fucking Christ, I’ve never seen a dog whistle for the word jigaboo, but that’s definitely it.
He’s been calling her that for years, and it’s kind of wild nobody really mentions it. Michael Cohen tried to play it off as “oh its probably commentary on how she handles lawsuits” (paraphrased) but it’s pretty clear from this list of nicknames that Trump just likes rhyming nicknames for bullying people about things he thinks makes others inferior, including but not limited to racism, ableism and sexism.
Well black is superior to orange so I think she’s alright
If black and orange can’t even get together for Halloween, we’re worse off than I thought.
I thought Orange Is the New Black … ::rimshot::
I’ll see myself out!
That was when Trump replaced Obama in the White House. Orange was the new Black, now it’s White again
Reading this back days later, I do want to clarify for anyone that doesn’t get it, that I was referencing the show Orange Is the New Black as a play on words in the comment above.
most brilliant Wikipedia page hands down 😂
I’ve never heard that word. TIL. Dang sneaky dog whistles that just go over my head.
That’s the whole point. Unless you are a dog you don’t hear it. Otherwise it would just be a normal whistle…
FNORD
Like whistling Dixie?
I think I’ve only heard it in Police Academy, when Hooks accidentally runs over the feet of one of the bad guys.
Fuck I haven’t heard that word in like 10 years. But yeah that’s legit what that statement looks like.
Yeah, “peekaboo” is something Trump probably uses as a dog whistle because he actually thinks it’s a slur, but his dumb brain transposed it for the one you mentioned some time in the past and nobody bothered to correct him, so he just keeps using it, like when people incorrectly use the word “irregardless.”
My old boss used to say “octagon illusion” No one knew if he was being funny or stupid, but no one ever corrected him because it was funny and made him sound stupid.
What was he trying to say?
My guess is optical illusion.
In my defense irregardles sounds better.
No. It really doesn’t. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
What, ‘without no regard’ doesn’t seem better? ;)
I heard it defined years ago as “Not without a lack of disregard”, and I’ve been using it ever since
to be honest, I could care less.
(But that takes too much effort.)
I could care less. I won’t. But I could.
In my defense here gargle this better
That was the first thing that popped into my head. Why can’t this fucker just have a heart attack from all his hamberders already? I’m sick of hearing his shit. The last 3 years were nice. Man was practically out of the news cycle.
I do not know. But. Like. I’m willing to pitch in to buy him an all-you-can-eat supply of them. you know. To help the heart attack along.
Got my popcorn out . . . .
I physically cringed when I read that. JFC indeed. He’s such a racist dipshit.
I was thinking the exact same thing. I came to the comment section to see if anyone else caught it, or if I was jumping to conclusions.
You’re trying to tell me there’s black guys on the internet now?
Uh I just didn’t want to be given shit for saying jigaboo. I’m still wild nervous about saying one of my favorite words on this site tbh.
I had to google that word because I had no idea of its existence.
That’s fair. Minorities are usually very aware of the slurs and stereotypes used against them.
Ignorant white dude here, what is it jigaboo?
Yet another slur for a black person.
Just had to look it up myself, it’s a contemptuous term for a black person.
How confident are we that Trump would know that?
In his generation, particularly with known actions of his father, I’m quite certain he would know that word. Very common for that age group and their parents.
Edit: so y’all mad because I had a kneejerk reaction to thinking I was being called jigaboo for chuckles and I decided to get snarky? Noted.
Honestly, I’m glad that it was asked here in this context, because a) everybody reading this without the prerequisite knowledge will find an immediate answer and b) I’d rather not land on some list for googling something that may or may not be a red flag without even knowing :)
You won’t land on a list for any black slurs, “big brother” doesn’t care about those.
If you think you’re going to land on some kind of list for googling a word then you should be out in the street rioting.
Oh, I absolutely know that everything I google is meticulously sorted into my data profile. I just wanna be a good zombie and be on all the right lists :)
You’re posting on the fediverse. You’re already on all the lists.
I didn’t even know that slur existing. Fuck Trump. When will we finally get to not give a shit about him.
Prob bc it’s an older slur, like how most people wouldn’t recognize dago or wop these days. But unlike racism against Italians, the country never moved on from being racist against black people, so greaseball hamberders like the orange combover can still gin up reactions with his klan supporters by dogwhistling it.
Ahh I wondered about that odd word choice.
Jesus Christ
Isn’t peekaboo a game you play with babies?
Is that a euphemism for like having some kind of affair?
“playing peekaboo under the table”
Or am I hallucinating?
It is. But in the context of racist Cheeto speak, it’s a dog whistle for the slur I mentioned.
lol black guys don’t exist on the internet. They’re all out ice skating