'Question the court's impartiality': Trump seeks 'immediate recusal' of judge in Central Park Five defamation case
Source: Law & Crime
Nov 15th, 2024, 10:05 am
Attorneys representing President-elect Donald Trump are seeking to get rid of the judge currently presiding over the defamation case brought against him by members of the Central Park Five over comments made about them during his lone presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this year.
Trump on Thursday evening filed a motion in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania requesting the “immediate recusal” of Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson due to his “personal relationship” with Shanin Specter, the lead attorney representing Antron Brown, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam.
The basis for the recusal was a Nov. 13, letter Specter penned to Trump’s attorneys describing his relationship with Baylson and his family.
“Specifically, Mr. Specter stated that he has personally represented both the Honorable Michael M. Baylson and his wife,” the motion for recusal states. “Mr. Specter also stated that he has known and enjoyed a friendship with Judge Baylson since he was a child, and that both the Judge and his wife have been guests in Mr. Specter’s home on various occasions. The letter further stated that Mr. Specter and his wife have been guests in the home of the Judge and his wife.”
Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/question-the-courts-impartiality-trump-seeks-immediate-recusal-of-judge-in-central-park-five-defamation-case/
Link to FILING (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25313869-salaam-trump
Link to FILING (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25313869/salaam-trump.pdf
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