Sothere's a potentialissueherethatexistswhen a non-partytothiscase—soit's notTrump's attorneys, it's nottheattorneygeneral—when a non-partyreachesouttothejudge, thejudgeshouldimmediately, traditionally, accordingtothelegalexpertswe'vetalkedto, stopthatdiscussion.
Butitmightbeprudentforthejudgetonotifytheparties, Hey, I waswalkingdownthehallandhavinglunch, andallof a sudden, TomWinter, thisreporter, approachesmeandhesays X, Y, Z aboutthecase.
Weshouldnotethatatthetime, ourcolleaguesreachedoutto a courtspokespersonwhodidnotdenythat a conversationhadtakenplacebetweenthejudgeandlawyer, butsaidthattheinteractionwasinsignificant.