He’s going after the judge

Created
Sat, 01/04/2023 - 09:00
Updated
Sat, 01/04/2023 - 09:00
Of course he is… Normally, it’s not considered a good idea for a defendant to publicly trash the judge who’s in charge of your criminal case on the very first day. But that’s not how Trump rolls. Remember hen we were all shocked in 2016 when he attacked the judge in his Trump University case because he was Mexican? TAPPER: What does this have to do with his heritage? TRUMP: I’ll tell you what it has to do. I’ve had ruling after ruling after ruling that’s been bad rulings, OK? I’ve been treated very unfairly. Before him, we had another judge. If that judge was still there, this case would have been over two years ago. Let me just tell you, I’ve had horrible rulings, I’ve been treated very unfairly by this judge. Now, this judge is of Mexican heritage. I’m building a wall, OK? I’m building a wall. I am going to do very well with the Hispanics, the Mexicans – TAPPER: So, no Mexican judge could ever be involved in a case that involves you? TRUMP: Well, he’s a member of a society, where – you know, very pro-Mexico, and that’s fine. It’s all fine, but – TAPPER: Except that you’re calling into question his heritage. TRUMP: I think he should recuse himself. TAPPER: Because he’s Latino? TRUMP: Then, you also say, does he know the lawyer on the other side? I mean, does he know the lawyer? You know, a lot of people say – TAPPER: But…