Judge Tosses Prosecutor Out Of Court, Questions How U.S. Attorney's Office Is Being Run
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Scrutiny of New Jersey's U.S. Attorney's office has grown since its leadership structure was ruled unlawful.
In a scathing hearing on Monday, District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi threw a federal prosecutor out of a courtroom while grilling another about the internal workings of New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s office.
The exchange highlighted growing concerns from the federal judiciary about the legal validity of actions taken by some of the Trump administration’s top prosecutors.
A number of these attorneys – including those in New Jersey – have been installed via workarounds that bypassed the Senate confirmations typically required for such roles. Those actions have fueled speculation that the cases they’ve pursued could lack sufficient legal authority to proceed.
During Monday’s sentencing hearing, Quraishi, a Biden appointee, raised questions about the unusual leadership structure that’s been imposed on New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s office and chastised a federal prosecutor for defying his orders. In both instances, he bristled at an apparent willingness to circumvent the rules.
Although Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Coyne attended the hearing to support another prosecutor from the New Jersey office, he did not file a formal notice of appearance. As a result, the judge ordered Coyne to refrain from speaking to the court and to communicate with his colleague via written notes.
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