During his New York civil fraud trial and thereafter, former President Donald Trump often criticized Judge Arthur Engoron of corruption and unethical behavior, alleging misconduct in his management of the proceedings.
The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct is said to be looking into a supposed conversation between Engoron and a non-involved attorney regarding the case, as reported by the Daily Caller.
Such communication may have breached the state’s regulations on judicial conduct, which typically forbid “ex parte” discussions about a case with parties not directly involved, except in specific circumstances.
According to WNBC in New York, real estate attorney Adam Leitman Bailey, described as “high-profile,” revealed during a live interview on Feb. 16 that he had a conversation with Judge Engoron about the Trump civil fraud case a few weeks prior after encountering him at the courthouse.
Bailey, who made it clear he was not a supporter of the former president, stated that he “explained” to the judge his belief that the primary fraud statute in question was not meant to be applied in a way that would result in the closure of a major company without identifiable victims, causing disruption to the local economy.
This argument by Trump’s legal team was ultimately dismissed by Engoron.
“He had a lot of questions, you know, about certain cases. We went over it,” Bailey, who has been a litigant in Engoron’s courtroom “hundreds of times” and was providing WNBC with analysis on the civil fraud case, added in the Feb. 16 interview. The outlet noted that the attorney had had his law license suspended previously for unethical conduct, including threatening a witness and a tenant in separate cases.
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WNBC reported that the alleged conversation between attorney Bailey and Judge Engoron may potentially breach a provision in the New York Court System’s Rules of Judicial Conduct, specifically Part 100.3(B)(6).
This rule prohibits judges from engaging in ex parte communications or considering any communication outside the presence of the parties or their lawyers regarding an ongoing or upcoming legal matter.
However, there are exceptions for matters such as scheduling or administrative issues that do not give an advantage to any party, as well as seeking advice from a neutral legal expert.
These exceptions require the judge to inform all involved parties and allow them an opportunity to respond.
In response to Bailey’s revelation, a spokesman for the State’s Office of Court Administration, Al Baker, “No ex parte conversation concerning this matter occurred between Justice Engoron and Mr. Bailey or any other person. The decision Justice Engoron issued February 16 was his alone, was deeply considered, and was wholly uninfluenced by this individual.”
Trump’s attorney, Chris Kise, isn’t buying that, though, and says the integrity of the case and Engoron’s decisions are now in question. Kise told WNBC, “The code doesn’t provide an exception for ‘well, this was a small conversation’ or ‘well, it didn’t really impact me’ or ‘well, this wasn’t something that I, the judge, found significant.’ No. The code is very clear.”
WNBC noted that retired New York Appellate Judge Alan Scheinkman, who is now a legal ethics law professor, said he had questions about Bailey’s account of the interaction, but acknowledged, “f there’s any substantive dialogue about the law in a pending case, it should be disclosed. As for Bailey’s on-air admission, the former judge added, “The fact that this lawyer made these statements — unprompted — during a recorded TV interview should raise serious concerns.”
Bailey himself claimed in a second interview with the outlet that neither he nor the judge did anything wrong, but offered up contradictory comments as he said of the initial conversation, “We didn’t even mention the word Donald Trump,” but then admitted that the judge knew exactly which case they were discussing, as he added, “Well, obviously we weren’t talking about the Mets.”
The Daily Caller sought confirmation of the report that the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct had opened up an investigation into the alleged conversation between Bailey and Engoron about the Trump case, but Commission Administrator Robert H. Tembeckjian only replied, “The Commission on Judicial Conduct is constrained by a strict confidentiality statute and has no comment on this matter.”
Please GOD in heaven, to show your contempt for crooked judges, please give this judge a heart attack while on the bench.
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That asshole Judge did not write the laws like he thinks he did and could change them at will.
Most Americans see what that ignorant, bastard is doing but the main stream fake media just props him up like he’s some kind of hero.
That bitch Whoopi Cushion Goldberg and her mouthy minions are making comments where and what prison President Trump should be sent they’ve also made illegal accusations about President Trump dieing and those fugly bitches get away with it.!
But try those same comments about the Communist Illegitimate pedophile Piece Of Shit Joe Biden and anyone will get a visit by Biden’s Unconstitutional, Anti-American FBI (Following Biden’s Orders)….
Screw them all and I will never Comply and I will defy every Communist in Washington DC.
3 corrupt prosecutors and at least 3 corrupt judges should be charged with criminal fraud charges. Are we going to let the government destroy our country with these bogus charges. It’s time to put these corrupt officials in jail for election interference Trump should be allowed to sue the states and prosecutors and judges for fraud charges and have all his financial expenses paid from them. Your talking millions and millions of dollars costing Trump. Plus millions and millions of dollars costing taxpayers for all their bogus corruption. Time to end this charade now