I suppose I did put it too gently. My specialty until my retirement was as an appellate attorney. If this were a criminal case, he might be able to argue ineffectiveness of counsel. In this civil setting, what Trump can argue is extremely limited and his chances of success extremely low. Even the “ties” between the judge and plaintiff’s counsel, which happens all the time, was easily discoverable with amy due diligence.
Agreed. Any argument regarding ties between the Judge and plaintiff’s counsel is untimely and untenable. Recusals/disqualifications are denied even where counsel was a former law clerk for the judge. (At least in the Ninth Circuit where I last researched this issue)