Judge Engoron receives bomb threat ahead of closing arguments in Trump’s $370M civil fraud trial
NY Post
The judge overseeing a $370 million civil fraud trial against Donald Trump in Manhattan received a bomb threat at his home ahead of closing arguments that were slated for Thursday morning, officials confirmed.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron – who is deciding the non-jury trial – received a threat at his home in Nassau County on Thursday morning, officials with the Office of Court Administration confirmed.
The trial is still expected to go forward but is now likely to begin later than the 10 a.m. start time originally planned, OCA said.
“We will add extra levels of security out of concern for Justice Engoron’s safety,” Baker told The Post. “At this moment we expect the proceedings to go forward as planned.”
The Nassau County Police Department confirmed that cops responded to a “swatting incident” — or a bogus threat made to police to spark their dangerous response — at a Great Neck home around 5:30 a.m. before clearing the threat.
The NCPD, however, wouldn’t confirm it was the judge’s home.
