President Donald Trump held a rally Tuesday in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, where one of his guests sparked controversy among legal experts.

Emil Bove, a federal appeals court judge and Trump’s former personal attorney, was spotted in attendance at the event inside Mount Airy Casino Resort. The Senate confirmed Bove to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a contentious 50-49 vote in July.

“Just here as a citizen coming to watch the president speak‚" Bove told White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard of MS NOW, formerly MSNBC.

Erica Orden, a legal reporter at Politico, called Bove’s appearance “ highly unusual .”

According to Canon 5 of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges , a judge should “refrain from political activity.” That includes attending any event

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