Did Judge Engoron's Wife Post Anti-Trump Messages Online? What To Know

Judge Arthur Engoron's wife has been at the center of allegations that she posted a series of explicit and derogatory claims about Donald Trump, allegations she has denied and that appear to have no merit.

Dawn Engoron was accused by pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer this week of posting photos and posts deriding the former president, including illustrations of Trump in jail and one post that included the words "F*** TRUMP."

Judge Engoron ruled in September that Trump, his adult sons, their businesses, and executives committed fraud. He's now deciding on six other accusations, including falsifying business records, insurance fraud, and conspiracy claims in a $250 million lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

While Loomer's claims are based on particularly flimsy content, her allegations were noticed by Trump, who has reposted and promoted them via Truth Social.

Loomer has continued sharing her allegations about Ms. Engoron, despite seemingly no credible evidence to support what she's said.

Newsweek has delved into the story to chart what's happened so far.

What's Dawn Engoron Been Accused Of?

Conservative activist Loomer posted on X, formerly Twitter, on November 28, 2023, claiming Dawn Engoron had been "attacking" her on her X account "for my expose about her corrupt husband who is overseeing the civil fraud trial of President Trump."

Loomer claimed the account @dm_sminxs belonged to Dawn Engoron, but offered no evidence to prove this.

Loomer later said that she discovered posts directly attacking Trump.

She stated on Truth Social: "I have Uncovered screenshots from the X account of Dawn Marie Engoron, the wife of Leftist NYC Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing the civil fraud against President Trump that shows that she has been posting attacks on Trump from her account @c as the trial is ongoing.

"This is incredible bias. On or around November 7th, she posted tweets in which she said 'F*** TRUMP'. She posted photoshopped pics of President Trump in an orange jump suit, she attacked me during my Live show a few weeks ago for exposing her husband, and she is openly attacking President Trump's lawyer Alina Habba.

"Nobody can actually say this is a fair trial!"

Loomer's post included what appeared to be screengrabs from an account @dm_sminxs, with the username Dawn Marie. One of the posts included a photo of what looked like an older person spray painting an obscenity about Trump, a photo of what looked like Trump without hair in a prison jumpsuit, and two other illustrations of Trump in a prison setting.

The account has since been deleted from Twitter, although archive results show it was created in May 2021. Of the archived pages available, the user @dm_sminxs had been re-posting anti-Trump content earlier this year.

There is nothing in the archived posts that shows they were written by Dawn Engoron. The only similarity is the name of the account holder. There is nothing that indicates the account belongs to Engoron.

Loomer has continued to claim that the posts are authentic, posting on Friday, without any new evidence, that "Those are 100% the posts from the account of Dawn Marie Engoron, the wife of Judge Arthur Engoron."

There is nothing that indicates the account belongs to Engoron. Newsweek has contacted Loomer via Twitter for comment.

What Was Dawn Engoron's Response?

The justice's wife has told Newsweek directly that she did not send the messages on Twitter.

"I do not have a Twitter account. This is not me. I have not posted any anti Trump messages," she said.

While Newsweek has been unable to verify whether the account does belong to Dawn Engoron, there is no compelling evidence that shows it's hers either. Loomer has not shared any other content apart from screengrabs from the account. None of this content sufficiently supports her claim.

Newsweek has not found material elsewhere that indicates Dawn Engoron's political views.

The New York Office of Court Administration has backed up Engoron, telling CBS News "Justice Engoron's wife has not sent social media posts regarding the former president. They are not hers. She does not have an X, formerly Twitter, account."

Trump's Response

Despite the lack of evidence, Trump reposted Loomer's allegations, referring to Dawn Engoron as "Judge Engoron's Trump Hating wife" claiming that she and others had "taken over control of the New York State Witch Hunt Trial aimed at me, my family, and the Republican Party."

Trump reposted some of the posts Loomer alleged were Engoron's, including a mocked-up image of the former president in a prison cell, and another of him in an orange jumpsuit mopping, with the caption: "He'll NEVER be in the WHITE HOUSE again. He's headed for the BIG HOUSE."

"Yet another from Judge Engoron's Wife. This Trial, which should never have been allowed to be brought, has turned out to be an embarrassment to the New York State Judicial System," Trump wrote while sharing the post of him sitting in a jail cell.

Trump commented about Engoron's wife as he had a gagging order reinstated against him on Thursday, barring him from commenting on court personnel.

The Associated Press reported that Judge Engoron intends to enforce the ruling "rigorously and vigorously," while Trump's attorney, Chris Kise, commented that the reinstatement was "a tragic day for the rule of law."