The verdict in former President Donald Trump’s New York civil business fraud trial has been delayed at least another week after Judge Arthur Engoron initially said that he would try to announce his final ruling by the end of January.
A spokesman for the New York State Office of Court Administration said that Engoron’s verdict is expected to come in early to mid-February, but he added that was a “rough estimate” and “subject to modifications,” CNBC reported. Closing arguments in the trial finished last week as New York Attorney General Letitia James seeks to fine Trump more than $370 million in a lawsuit alleging Trump misled the value of his company’s assets in financial statements.
Trump and Engoron have battled throughout the trial as the former president has labeled Engoron a “deranged, Trump-hating judge.” Throughout the trial, Engoron — who has donated…
