Instead, Trump chose to attack Judge Arthur Engoron’s clerk in comments to reporters, which broke an order that prohibited him from discussing the judge’s staff.
Weissmann argued it is “a very deliberate strategy” from Trump.
He continued that Trump is “deliberately playing to his base and goading the judicial system” as part of his 2024 presidential campaign.
It’s all about “playing the victim,” said Weissmann.
“It’s quite intentional on his part because it would have been so easy to go with the facts today” about Cohen, he added.
