A representative for the judge in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York said the judge had no inappropriate contact with an attorney prior to handing down his decision to fine Trump $454 million for inflating the value of his assets in February, according to a new report.
Adam Leitman Bailey, a high-profile New York real estate lawyer, told NBC New York in an interview on Feb. 16 that he offered unsolicited advice to Judge Arthur Engoron a few weeks before he made his decision.
