Trump’s lawyers demand judge in N.Y. criminal case step aside
fixed his ire on the judge, complaining that he’s “a Trump hating-judge” with a family full of “Trump haters.”
Trump’s lawyers allege that Merchan, a respected jurist in Manhattan’s criminal court, tipped the scales in two other Trump-related cases by involving himself in plea negotiations for Trump’s longtime finance chief and requiring him to testify against Trump’s company in exchange for a five-month jail sentence.
made during the 2016 campaign to bury allegations that Trump had extramarital sexual encounters. He has denied wrongdoing.Merchan did not respond to inquiries from The Associated Press asking him to confirm or deny if he’s the person who made the donations, which include $15 for President’s campaign against Trump, according to federal campaign finance records. Such contributions are typically prohibited under court rules.
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