Judge Allows Subpoena of Lawyer Who Talked to Judge Before $454 Million Trump Ruling

Trump attorneys moved for a subpoena to support their motion for the judge to recuse himself from the case.
Judge Allows Subpoena of Lawyer Who Talked to Judge Before $454 Million Trump Ruling
Judge Arthur Engoron presides over former President Donald Trump's fraud trial in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in New York. Dave Sanders/Pool Photo via AP
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New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, who ordered the $454 million penalty on former President Donald Trump in his civil fraud case, on July 9 allowed for the subpoena of Adam Leitman Bailey, an attorney who claimed he advised the judge prior to the final ruling.

“The subpoena is not wholly without merit,” wrote Justice Engoron in a July 9 order, granting Mr. Bailey’s request that the subpoena be narrowed but denying the motion to quash it in its entirety.