Molinaro broke with Donovan after Donovan recused himself from a case involving the beep's grandson in 2007. (silive.com)
Also Thursday, court records revealed that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. recused himself from the case because he is close pals with the former governor — and the two hung out together just days before the alleged choking at The Plaza. (nypost.com)
Lord Pannick QC had written a newspaper article criticising Smith J's handling of an unrelated case involving British Airways, in which the judge recused himself from the case after complaining about losing his luggage on a flight home from Florence. (newlawjournal.co.uk)