Judge Recuses Himself From Trump Defamation Lawsuit

A federal judge on Friday recused himself from a defamation lawsuit filed by the exonerated “Central Park Five” against President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump’s lawyers argued that U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson’s personal relationship with the plaintiff’s lead attorney, Shanin Specter, raised concerns about his impartiality.

“Defendant respectfully submits that a reasonable person would question the Court’s impartiality in this matter, and therefore seeks recusal,” Trump’s attorneys wrote in a motion requesting Baylson’s recusal.

Shanin earlier this week said he was friends with the judge since childhood and represented him and his wife in legal matters.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-defamation-lawsuit/2024/11/15/id/1188280/