Authorities came to the home of Justice Arthur F. Engoron on the day he was set to hear closing arguments in New York’s suit against Donald Trump. The former president had attacked him on social media.
The former president’s lawyer said he could not abide by limitations set by the judge in the civil fraud case. “I will not hesitate to cut him off,” wrote Justice Arthur F. Engoron.
The penalty was well over the $250 million that the attorney general, Letitia James, had estimated in the fall of 2022, when she sued the former president.
While Iowa’s caucuses and New Hampshire’s primary could start to propel the former president to the G.O.P. nomination, he is facing two trials this month.