Lawyers for Donald Trump have requested the New York judge overseeing the case in which the former president was ordered to pay nearly half a billion dollars to recuse himself. The lawyers allege that the judge engaged in 'prohibited communications' with a real estate lawyer regarding the case before issuing his decision.
Trump's legal team is seeking the judge's recusal or, alternatively, an evidentiary hearing to investigate the reported conversation between Judge Arthur Engoron and New York real estate lawyer Adam Bailey. The attorneys point to an interview Bailey gave to a source on the day the verdict was delivered, where Bailey mentioned speaking with the judge about the case weeks prior.
