A federal judge has ordered a hearing to address whether former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey have a conflict of interest in a case where they represent a Turkish gold trader charged with helping Iran violate sanctions imposed by Congress.

In letters to the court last week Benjamin Brafman of Brafman & Associates, a member of defendant Reza Zarrab’s legal team, said that Giuliani and Mukasey are serving “ancillary” roles in the case and will not appear before the court, assist in trial preparation or take part in plea negotiations with prosecutors.

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