Judge Grants Trump’s Recusal Bid in Central Park Five Defamation Suit

Trump’s lawyers called for the judge’s recusal after the plaintiffs’ lead attorney revealed his longtime friendship with the judge.

U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson issued an order on Nov. 15 granting President-elect Donald Trump’s request for the judge’s recusal from a defamation case filed by the exonerated “Central Park Five” against him.

This followed a motion filed by Trump’s lawyers on Nov. 14 seeking Baylson’s recusal over concerns that his personal ties to the plaintiffs’ lead attorney could undermine the impartiality of the proceedings.