Observers Say Trump’s NY Civil Trial Is Ripe for Judicial Review

News Analysis Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and his organization have spent much of the past two weeks drawing testimony from banking and accounting experts to build a case that Deutsche Bank courted Trump’s business so eagerly that there was no need for the defendant to try to trick his way into the bank’s good graces. Whether the judge credits the defense arguments remains to be seen, but as the trial gets down to its closing phase, the defense has repeatedly alleged prosecutorial bias of such severity that a higher court should throw out the entire proceeding. Eric Trump departs from the first day of testifying at former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York City on Nov. 2, 2023. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) In November, Trump’s lawyers filed a motion for mistrial, arguing that Judge Arther Engoron had repeatedly shown bias and contempt for the defense and that the case lacked legal merit in the first place. Judge Engoron ruled against the request....