Representative Elise Stefanik has filed a misconduct complaint with the New York State Unified Court System, questioning the assignment of Acting Manhattan Justice Juan Merchan to oversee former President Donald Trump's criminal case in New York. Stefanik argues that Merchan's assignment may violate state laws requiring random judge assignments and highlights his involvement in two other Trump-related trials. Additionally, Senator JD Vance has called for a federal investigation into Merchan's conduct, criticizing the judge for alleged bias and errors that disadvantage Trump. Merchan, identified as a Biden donor, is also under scrutiny for his daughter's fundraising activities linked to his judicial work.
🚨@JDVance1 Calls for Federal Investigation into Judge Juan Merchan’s ‘Conduct’ in Trump Trial "These statutes would seem to have quite a lot to say about the conduct of Juan Merchan, the New York trial judge and Democratic political donor who has set up a kangaroo court."…
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik accused New York's courts of a politically motivated scheme to install Judge Juan Merchan to oversee multiple cases against former President Donald Trump and his allies. https://t.co/rKpdmOmMcT
.@EliseStefanik is demanding an investigation into misconduct surrounding the assignment of Judge Juan Merchan to Trump's criminal trial. | @jameslynch32 https://t.co/fpwrNkcCoc
.@RepStefanik is requesting an investigation into the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York, pointing to his role in at least two other trials related to the former president in possible violation of state laws. https://t.co/V9hcWi8cyP
Senator @JDVance1 on Judge Merchan's mishandling of the NY trial against Trump🔥 "We've got to be honest about how biased this thing has been...this judge has committed a lot of reversible error...the guy is screwing up left and right in a way that only hurts Donald Trump." https://t.co/kG3mhQ86WF
BREAKING: Rep. Elise Stefanik has filed a misconduct complaint with the New York State Unified Court System “related to the “random” assignment of Acting Manhattan Justice Juan Merchan, a Biden donor whose daughter is fundraising millions off his unprecedented work, to criminal…
News: @RepStefanik is requesting an investigation into the judge overseeing Trump’s criminal case in New York, pointing to his role in two other Trump-related trials as a possible violation of laws that dictate judges must be randomly assigned to cases. https://t.co/7idEhxODY1
What Judge Merchan Told Parties About 'Not Going Into the Law' Before Trump Jury Entered Seems Shady AF https://t.co/2WgPHgkHaZ
.@TomFitton: Judge Merchan Trying to Rig Trial against Trump? https://t.co/PMkOiNXCzt