When Donald Trump walks into Justice Juan Merchan's courtroom on Tuesday (Apr 4) to face criminal charges, it will be a first for a former US president but familiar territory for the veteran judge who serves on Manhattan's criminal court. Merchan last year oversaw a criminal trial of the Trump Organization
When Donald Trump walks into Justice Juan Merchan's courtroom on Tuesday to face criminal charges, it will be a first for a former US president but familiar territory for the veteran judge who serves on Manhattan's criminal court.
"The Judge 'assigned' to my Witch Hunt Case, a 'Case' that has NEVER BEEN CHARGED BEFORE, HATES ME," wrote Trump, who has launched a campaign to regain the presidency in 2024."He strong-armed Allen, which a judge is not allowed to do, & treated my companies, which didn't 'plead,' VICIOUSLY."The Trump Organization trial is not Merchan's only recent encounter with people close to the former president.
The judge was born in Colombia and moved to the United States at age six, growing up in New York City's borough of Queens, according to news reports. Merchan graduated from Baruch College and Hofstra University School of Law and began his legal career in the same District Attorney's office that is now prosecuting Trump.
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