[ATTW-L] a sample of e-mail correspondence

[Josephine Walwema]

This is a fantastic resource, thank you



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On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 12:29 PM Dragga, Sam <Sam.Dragga at ttu.edu> wrote:

> For a timely example of e-mail correspondence, consider the chain of
> messages regarding arrangements for closing arguments in the business fraud trial
> of Donald Trump (People v. Trump, et al., No. 452564/2022), and
> specifically the exchange regarding Trump’s intention to participate in the
> trial’s closing arguments. In the exchange, Judge Engoron explains that he
> is willing to allow this unusual participation by Trump but subject to the
> usual conditions on closing arguments. Trump and Trump’s representative,
> Christopher Kise, object to the conditions and try to delay closing
> arguments, but Judge Engoron rejects the proposed delay and rescinds his
> permission for Trump to participate in closing arguments.
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> Students might find this sample of real-world e-mail correspondence
> especially instructive as it offers the opportunity to analyze a failed
> effort at persuasion. Note the deterioration from Kise’s reasons to object
> to the conditions imposed to simple whining about their being unfair.
> Notice also how Kise initially writes in all lower case letters to Judge
> Engoron (informal? Impertinent?), but later switches to writing in upper
> and lower case letters as the unflinching Judge Engoron insists on the day
> and time as well as the conditions for closing arguments.
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> The 10-page e-mail exchange (January 3 - 10, 2024) is available at
> https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24356729-trump-civil-case-judge-engoron
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> Sam
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> Sam Dragga
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> Professor Emeritus
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