NEW YORK — The choose in Donald Trump’s civil fraud case denied his bid for a mistrial on Friday, rejecting claims by the previous president’s lawyer that the proceedings are contaminated with political bias.

Trump’s attorneys urged Choose Arthur Engoron on Thursday to right away halt the case, saying he had irreparably harmed Trump’s proper to a good trial by “a shocking departure from atypical requirements of impartiality.” They cited his rulings towards their shopper, the distinguished function performed by the choose’s chief legislation clerk, the clerk’s political donations, and the choose’s sharing of articles in regards to the case with fellow graduates of his highschool.

“My chief legislation clerk doesn’t make rulings or difficulty orders — I do,” Engoron wrote, including that “my rulings are mine, and mine alone.”

As for posting a highschool e-newsletter wherein he included hyperlinks to articles about himself and the case, “None of that is related, not to mention inconsistent, with my impartiality, impartiality, and professionalism of presiding over the continuing dispute.” “Which I’ve been doing now for greater than three years, and which I intend to do till the tip,” he wrote.

Trump’s lawyer, Alina Haba, issued a press release saying: “As anticipated, the courtroom immediately refused to just accept duty for its failure to preside over this case in an neutral and neutral method. Nevertheless, we’re undeterred and can proceed to struggle for our purchasers’ proper to a good trial.

Messages searching for remark have been despatched to the workplace of state Legal professional Basic Letitia James, which has now taken the civil case to trial. The lawsuit alleges that Trump, his firm and senior executives exaggerated his wealth by billions of {dollars} in his monetary statements, which have been supplied to banks, insurance coverage corporations and others to safe loans and make offers.

Trump and the opposite defendants deny any wrongdoing.

Final week, Engoron denied the protection’s request to finish the trial by means of what is named directed sentencing.

Trump, the front-runner to win the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, has lengthy complained about James, Ingoron, and the choose’s chief legislation clerk, Alison Greenfield. They’re all Democrats.