Judge who once did legal work for Trump can continue in criminal case
Source: ABC News
Neither former President Trump nor Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg object to Judge Alvin Hellerstein presiding over a matter related to Trump's criminal prosecution, the two sides indicated Monday in separate letters to the court.
Hellerstein revealed last week that he had once performed legal work for a Trump entity in the 1990s while in private practice but said he did not believe that would affect his impartiality. He retired from the firm in 1998.
"After considering Your Honors letter, and consulting with our client, we agree with Your Honors conclusion that the prior work does not provide any basis for a recusal in this matter," defense attorney Todd Blanche wrote. "The People believe that the circumstances identified by the Court do not present any appearance of impropriety, reason to question the Courts impartiality, or other basis for recusal," assistant district attorney Matthew Colangelo wrote.
On June 27 Hellerstein will hear oral arguments to decide whether to move Trumps criminal prosecution to federal court, where he has argued it belongs since the alleged crimes occurred while he was president. Prosecutors oppose the move, arguing the charged conduct had nothing to do with the presidency.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/judge-legal-work-trump-continue-criminal-case/story?id=99848284
Fullduplexxx
(7,860 posts)onenote
(42,700 posts)He wasn't forced to do so. And the facts of the two situations are remotely comparable.
Buttoneer
(262 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)Trump probably still owes him money.
This is how the judge gets paid.
louis-t
(23,292 posts)voted for a Democrat once, in the '60s.
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)YOU'LL JUST GENERATES MORE SCREECHINGS OF MILLIONS OF UNFARE KASES AGAINST TRUMP! REMEMBER THE NAME! TRUMP! BESTUS OF THE BESTUS PRESIDENTS IN HISTORY OR OTHERWIZE.
carpetbagger
(4,391 posts)gotta work on the grammar, dude.
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)agingdem
(7,849 posts)of a $35 Biden donation...Alvin Bragg not objecting to Hellerstein shreds Trump's Merchan/Biden conflict of interest argument...
Evolve Dammit
(16,725 posts)IggleDuer
(964 posts)N/T