Trump attorneys file motion for mistrial, citing bias in New York fraud case

Former President Donald Trump's legal team has filed a motion for a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case, alleging bias on the part of Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk. The motion focuses on interactions between the judge and his clerk, with Trump's lawyers arguing that the clerk's role creates the appearance of impropriety. Engoron has issued a gag order prohibiting Trump from making disparaging remarks about the clerk, and has expanded it to include Trump's legal team. The attorneys also claim that the gag orders and their enforcement demonstrate bias. Attorney General Letitia James, who brought the fraud case against Trump, his adult sons, and the Trump Organization, dismissed the mistrial request, stating that the evidence speaks for itself.