Former US President Donald Trump is repeatedly shooting blanks in his attempts to discredit a New York City judge overseeing his civil fraud trial. This time, he targeted the wrong person on social media ― for at least the second time this month.

A court reporter on Tuesday identified himself as the individual who is falsely pegged on Trump’s Truth Social account as the lawyer son of Judge Arthur Engoron. The judge, his clerk and other courthouse staff have received death threats and abusive messages in the wake of being personally identified in Trump’s incendiary posts about the case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

A social media post shared by Trump at least twice as of Wednesday claims a bearded man pictured sitting in the courtroom is Engoron’s son. It alleges that he’s likely “financially benefiting” from Trump’s trial and has been given a “prominent” seat and “preferential access.”

“I thought it was worth setting the record straight,” New York Post reporter Ben Kochman wrote in an opinion piece in which he identified himself as the bearded man in the post. The original post was from far-right activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.

It’s not clear how Loomer concluded Kochman is the judge’s son, though it appears that it may be because both men have beards. Last month she

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Trump Misidentifies Reporter As Judge's Son In Latest Courtroom Conspiracy

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21.12.2023

Former US President Donald Trump is repeatedly shooting blanks in his attempts to discredit a New York City judge overseeing his civil fraud trial. This time, he targeted the wrong person on social media ― for at least the second time this month.

A court reporter on Tuesday identified himself as the individual who is........

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