Former President Donald Trump left the New York courtroom at the end of Monday’s proceedings praising Judge Arthur Engoron for what he called an “outstanding” last five minutes that, according to Trump, fell in his favor.
“That last five minutes was outstanding because the judge essentially conceded that they statute of limitations that we won at the court of appeals is in effect. Therefore, about 80% of the case is over,” Trump told reporters after exiting the court.
He said it was “unfair” there wasn’t a jury to decide the case, but continued praising the judge’s statement he referenced.
“The way I interpret that, and the way the room seems to interpret that is that the statute of limitations is a very real thing in this country. And about 80% of this case would be over,” he said.
It wasn’t immediately clear what Engoron’s statement entailed, but one of Trump’s lawyers said the statement appeared to mean the judge was “agreeing that all the transactions enclosed prior to 2014 are now out of the case.”
Trump went on to say he “did nothing wrong,” and blasted that he was spending time at the courthouse rather than campaigning.
