At the start of Tuesday's hearing, Trump lawyer Chris Kise announced that four members of the attorney general's office had contracted COVID-19.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-new-york-trial-cohen/

But the former president's lawyer Christopher Kise slammed the ruling as a "miscarriage of justice" and said the Trump family will appeal.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1817579/donald-trump-live-blog-democratic-witch-hunt-fraud-manhattan

“I’ll take this under advisement,” Engoron said after Kise explained the mechanics of how Trump’s post was able to remain online.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/10/20/judge-threatens-to-hold-donald-trump-in-contempt-after-deleted-post-is-found-on-campaign-website/

“I’ll take this under advisement,” Engoron said after Kise spoke about how Trump’s post remained online, according to the AP.

Source: https://www.onnradio.com/2023/10/20/judge-threatens-to-hold-trump-in-contempt-in-fraud-trial-over-deleted-post/

Kise also spoke to reporters, and essentially conceded that Trump’s defense strategy is political rather than legal.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/donald-trumps-contentious-day-on-the-witness-stand

Last week, for example, Engoron Kise for referring to his principal law clerk as a “female principal law clerk,” suggesting that misogyny might be the cause of it.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/news/judge-demands-apology-after-trump-lawyer-suggests-prosecutor-should-work-for-vladimir-putin-because-thats-where-he-belongs/

Mr. Kise is also representing Mr. Trump in a brought by Attorney General Letitia James of New York.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/us/politics/trump-lawyers-fees.html

That touched off an angry back-and-forth between the defense and state sides, with Trump lawyer Christopher Kise suggesting that Larson could risk perjuring himself and needed to be advised about his rights against self-incrimination.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/10/18/donald-trump-warned-to-keep-volume-down-after-speaking-loudly-while-witness-testified/

“We are very pleased the First Department upheld New York law and put a halt to any cancellation of business certificates, receivers, or dissolution,” Kise said following Friday’s ruling.

Source: https://www.inquisitr.com/ny-appeals-court-temporarily-postpones-dissolution-of-trumps-nearly-1-2-billion-worth-empire

“What happened appears truly inadvertent,” Kise said.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2023/10/judge-threatens-to-hold-donald-trump-in-contempt-after-deleted-post-is-found-on-campaign-website/

“With all of these entities and all the employees of these entities, we just want to be sure we have some clear picture,” Kise said.

Source: https://1310kfka.com/abc-news/business/09/donald-trump-faces-potential-financial-losses-after-a-civil-fraud-trial-ruling/