Trump And Allies Post Toxic Lies About New York Judge's Wife
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of the State of New York reinstated a narrow gag order against Donald Trump that prohibits him from making statements about court staff. The order was originally put in place by Judge Arthur Engoron after Trump repeatedly attacked law clerk Allison Greenfield, including falsely claiming that she was the âgirlfriendâ of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Trumpâs statements have been tied to multiple threats on the life of both Greenfield and Engoron.
In response, Trump posted a series of false claims about Engoronâs wife, using a widely debunked series of images posted by conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. Trump also reposted the images along with statements sure to generate threats against Engoronâs wife and family.
Not only is this vivid confirmation that Trump is a low-life POS, itâs also an obvious threat aimed at every prosecutor, judge, or other member of the justice system who tries to hold him to account for his crimes.
Loomerâs original âexclusiveâ was based on posting several images from an account on X (formerly known as Twitter) that had messages indicating Trump was a criminal.
Loomer offered no evidence that the account belonged to Engoronâs wife, basing her accusation on nothing other than the coincidence that the account was apparently from someone who shared the first name âDawn.â Loomer went on to name and describe Engoronâs children, including where they worked and lived. She also posted images of Engoronâs brother and even his nephew as she talked about the âEngoron crime family,â suggested that one of Engoronâs children was somehow benefiting from Trumpâs trial, and posted images of Engoronâs family members.
Loomerâs original post on X has now been viewed over 13 million times. Responses to that post have included numerous threats and accusations against Engoron. That includes at least one supporter who located the Engoron family home, provided it to Loomer, and offered to join in harassing them.
Online observers immediately noted that Loomer had no evidence that the posts had been made by Engoronâs wife. The following day, Newsweek spoke with Dawn Engoron, who made it clear she had no connection to the account Loomer cited. New York's Office of Court Administration has since confirmed that the account did not belong to Engoronâs wife, that Dawn Engoron doesnât even have a Twitter account, and that she never posted the images Loomer used.
None of this stopped Loomer and her followers from continuing to spread the images and elaborating on lies about Engoron, his wife, and his family.
On Wednesday, Trump began reposting the images on his Truth Social platform. He kept right on posting them on Thursday, even after the gag order had been reinstated.
Since Engoron was not protected under the intentionally narrow gag order, itâs unlikely that these reposts are in violation of that order. Trump has made or reposted a number of false claims and threats against Engoron, including one suggesting that Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James be subject to âcitizenâs arrest.â
Trump is issuing clear threats to Engoron and other members of the court, showing that heâll go to any lengths in his constant search for revenge. Their spouses, family, and friends are not off limits for Trump. To underscore this, a hearing just last week revealed hundreds of âserious and credibleâ threats each day made against Engoron and Williams even before Trump began repeating Loomerâs âEngoron crime familyâ images.
This is a blatant and obvious effort to rule through fear.
With multiple criminal cases to follow the New York civil fraud trial, itâs also a message that is sure to be heard by every judge, clerk, and prosecutor Trump will be facing in the coming weeks. And something that will be viscerally felt by every member of their families.
Reprinted with permission from Daily Kos.
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