Trump makes new request seeking recusal of judge in hush money case
Donald Trump’s lawyers are making another attempt to have Judge Juan Merchan remove himself from the New York hush money trial.
Donald Trump’s lawyers are making another attempt to have Judge Juan Merchan remove himself from the New York hush money trial.
As they did the first time around, attorneys for the former president point to political work by the judge's daughter. But they also argue that a recent gag order against Trump is a factor.
In a letter to Merchan, Trump's attorneys said there's an "unacceptable risk" that Merchan's daughter’s employment with the political firm Authentic Campaigns, which worked with Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020, will influence her father's conduct.
"Your Honor’s daughter is an executive and partner at Authentic Campaigns, Inc. As recently as February and March 2024, Authentic has used social media to market its connections to President Biden and Vice President Harris while deriding President Trump," they wrote Monday in the letter, which was made public Tuesday.
The letter also says Merchan “appears to have made extrajudicial comments about the case,” citing comments he made last month to The Associated Press, and it argues that he "used the Office of Court Administration" to issue a statement about an X account that was associated with his daughter.
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