Former President Donald Trump and his legal team have intensified efforts to seek the recusal of Judge Juan Merchan from overseeing Trump's New York hush money trial, citing a conflict of interest due to the judge's family's Democratic ties. Specifically, they argue that Loren Merchan, the judge's daughter, is linked to Democratic political activities through her company, Authentic Campaigns, which has received financial benefits from anti-Trump groups. Additionally, it was revealed that the judge's wife worked for AG Letitia James. The push for recusal follows the expansion of a gag order by Judge Merchan, aimed at preventing Trump from making public statements about the judge's family, particularly after Trump's comments on Judge Merchan's daughter. Despite the gag order, Trump has continued to criticize Judge Merchan and his family, risking legal repercussions. Trump's lawyers have filed a pre-motion letter for recusal, highlighting the ongoing debate about judicial impartiality and freedom of speech.
The New York Judge Who Gagged Trump Should Recuse Himself because he has a conflict of Interest ! https://t.co/WWEe6nwLum
Trump shares false claims about hush-money judge's daughter in possible violation of gag order https://t.co/1ai2UgnMz8
Trump has left his attacks on his hush-money judge's daughter online. A similar move once earned him a gag-order violation. https://t.co/uezNJyrtqd
Wife Of Judge In Trump 'Hush Money' Trial Worked For AG Letitia James https://t.co/XvEpneWczh
And now Trump has posted a link on Truth Social to an article about the daughter of hush-money trial Judge Juan Merchan. The post comes just days after the judge expanded Trump’s gag order to prohibit him from making public statements about his daughter. https://t.co/mbG9MpuizR
Judge Merchan issued a gag order last week barring Mr. Trump from making public statements about possible witnesses and staff in the case. https://t.co/guct0XXzZd
EXCLUSIVE: More of Judge Merchan's Anti-Trump Bias Exposed as New York AG Letitia James Employed Merchan's Wife and The Democrat Attorney's General Association Paid Loren Merchan's Authentic Campaigns Company https://t.co/RB8485hwRr
The New York Judge Who Gagged Trump Should Recuse Himself | Gregg Jarrett https://t.co/7tu3xF1RVN
"Democrat Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan, who donated to Biden’s campaign and another anti-Trump cause in 2020, has a clear judicial bias against President Trump. Merchan’s adult daughter is a Democrat political operative who has financially benefited from her father’s…
🚨TRUMP DEMANDS JUDGE RECUSE HIMSELF IN HUSH MONEY TRIAL Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Trump have reportedly demanded Judge Juan Merchan step down from Trump's NYC hush money case, pointing out the Merchan family's deep Democratic ties. Allegedly, the Judge's daughter's firm… https://t.co/eU7K1Wi7ht https://t.co/z3yeLRjNld
Manhattan DA lambastes Trump effort to remove judge in hush-money case over his daughter’s role as Democratic Party consultant https://t.co/hfC9fm2qcS
The New York Judge Who Gagged Trump Should Recuse Himself https://t.co/khVXx95NPz
The New York Judge Who Gagged Trump Should Recuse Himself @greggjarrett https://t.co/ckKUxDCP19
NEW: @HouseGOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik @EliseStefanik Joins President Trump in Demanding Judge Merchan's Recusal Following Loomer's Exclusive Reporting on Merchan's Anti-Trump Bias https://t.co/Gmwboz3KX1
Donald Trump is again seeking the recusal of the judge overseeing his Manhattan criminal case, saying the judge's daughter and her political consulting firm stand to financially benefit from the case. https://t.co/ep3CIwloU7 https://t.co/lHa9fcvApP
Rep. Elise Stefanik wants Judge Juan Merchan booted from Trump’s hush money case https://t.co/kHQrodo2ha https://t.co/i68kKSeHvb
Trump's lawyers push for recusal of Judge Juan Merchan in hush money case (Read more: https://t.co/hVCDOM4ACl) [Donald Trump's lawyers are again asking Judge Juan Merchan to recuse himself from the former president's New York hush money trial, seven months after the judge… https://t.co/U4ojqxASnF
Wife of Judge In Trump ‘Hush Money’ Trial Worked for AG Letitia James https://t.co/NfrpW0I8Bo
House GOP chair @EliseStefanik demands Trump “hush-money” judge recuse himself after latest gag order, claims 'judicial bias' Thank you, Elise! https://t.co/I6ytwdXp5P
Rep. Elise Stefanik called on New York Judge Juan Merchan to recuse himself from Donald Trump's hush money case for having a "clear judicial bias" against the former president. https://t.co/uXTcH5Auc9
Recusal Redux: Trump's Lawyers Renew Effort to Remove Judge in Hush Money Case Before Trial https://t.co/mA8YcZb0E1
Stefanik wants judge booted from Trump's hush money case https://t.co/fBRd4x91gj
PEAK CORRUPTION: Jesse Watters Reveals the Multi-Million Dollar Perks Going to Judge Merchan’s Family for Taking Trump to Court in Bogus Hush Money Case (VIDEO) via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/Ndp5VvZCxY
House GOP chair @EliseStefanik demands Trump hush-money judge recuse himself after latest gag order, claims 'judicial bias' https://t.co/CMedz1yT2e
Lawyers for President Donald Trump have once again called on Judge Merchan – overseeing the "Stormy Daniels case" set to begin shortly – ... Read more: https://t.co/yjE6ZM66ow ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
Trump's lawyers lay out powerful case for Judge Merchan to recuse himself from handling Soros-backed Democratic politician Alvin Bragg's abusive prosecution of Trump over alleged confidentiality agreement payment. The whole issue further highlights that the gag order prohibiting…
Jesse Watters: "Trump is banned from talking about the judge's family. Why? Because the judge's family was paid by the Biden campaign. The judge's family is currently being paid by Adam Schiff over $10 million." https://t.co/RMh4xe57tw
Trump Again Calls For Hush Money Judge To Recuse Himself After Gag Order Expanded https://t.co/9jvpztjpTH
Trump has found a new way to attack judge's daughter in hush-money case despite gag order https://t.co/oGsqsbsOc2
.@JesseBWatters: "Trump is banned from talking about the judge's family. Why? Because the judge's family was paid by the Biden campaign. The judge's family is currently being paid by Adam Schiff over $10 million." "The judge is threatening to put Trump in jail for pointing out… https://t.co/29OmKtPAuY
Donald Trump, desperate to delay his criminal trial in Manhattan this month, has renewed a request for the judge overseeing the case to step aside, the latest twist in the former president’s attacks on the judge’s integrity — and family. https://t.co/47cJNhHMDj
BREAKING: Former President Trump has filed a pre-motion letter requesting that Judge Juan Merchan recuse himself. https://t.co/Bnt386ybsK
#DonaldTrump again seeks judge’s recusal in upcoming New York hush-money trial over alleged ‘commercial interests’ https://t.co/PkVYKsfpmn https://t.co/4RtSbnFpoB
READ IN FULL: Trump Lawyers Demand Judge Merchan Recusal. Read more: https://t.co/wfXNLHZ4mO Lawyers for President Donald Trump have once again called on Judge Merchan – overseeing the "Stor...
Former President Donald Trump's lawyers are asking permission to file a motion to remove Judge Juan Merchan from the New York hush money trial https://t.co/ykpFA4rksB
Trump tries to remove judge from New York hush-money trial for second time https://t.co/71O4pyWmV2
Trump's been banned from talking about the judge's family in the so-called hush money case in New York. Why? Because the judge's family was paid by the Biden campaign and is currently being paid by Adam Schiff. Trump isn't allowed to say the judge's daughter is a Democrat… https://t.co/q6oVsNBhj2
Donald Trump’s lawyers are making another request seeking the recusal of Judge Juan Merchan from the former president's New York hush money trial. https://t.co/jA3fqp0Vsq
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 President Trump and his lawyers have just filed a pre-motion letter requesting that Judge Juan Merchan RECUSE himself. The letter cites my exclusive report which exposed the fact that Judge Merchan’s daughter, Loren’s Merchan’s X account @Lorenm426 had a profile pic… https://t.co/eGy8EbyP9T
Trump renewed effort to boot judge from Stormy Daniels hush money case. The former president doubled down on a failed argument that the jurist's daughter was profiting from his prosecution. https://t.co/Kk1mOyNOrS
Trump attorneys revive push for New York judge to recuse himself in hush money case https://t.co/xgfQxtPqKR https://t.co/xgfQxtPqKR
In a filing today, the Manhattan DA blasted Trump’s latest attempt to delay his upcoming trial by seeking to disqualify the judge for the second time. https://t.co/2mzq50UfMO
Trump risks breaking gag order AGAIN: Ex-president posts Fox and Friends clip of hosts attacking judge's daughter less than 24 hours after he was warned he could be charged with contempt and JAILED if he did https://t.co/JJzzq9suAA https://t.co/Wu4UFWt4Gj
He went public with his opinions after Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Mr. Trump’s hush money case in New York, issued a gag order on Mr. Trump. https://t.co/T46kzQpXRq
Trump tries to kick judge off Stormy Daniels hush money case AGAIN: Ex-president says Juan Merchan should recuse himself because of his daughter's work https://t.co/52yEHlnZ4x https://t.co/9frpVw6nAI
Donald Trump's lawyers are again asking Judge Juan Merchan to recuse himself from Trump's hush money trial as a result of Merchan's daughter's political consulting work. https://t.co/DUUvN7rX2Z
BREAKING - YOUR REACTION: Donald Trump has filed a pre-motion letter seeking the recusal of Judge Juan Merchan from his case, arguing that the judge's daughter works for a company that supports Democratic causes and has benefited financially from the case. https://t.co/QdctlDEadg
NEW: Loomer's Exclusive Reporting on Judge Merchan's Anti-Trump Bias Leads to Gag Order on Trump as Loomer Further Exposes Loren Merchan's Work With Prominent Leftist Organizations Including The Resistance Network https://t.co/BsEI9FHvP6
JUST IN -- Donald Trump files a pre-motion letter to recuse Judge Juan Merchan https://t.co/bML8HYQJkg
JUST IN -- Donald Trump files a pre-motion letter to recuse Judge Juan Merchan. https://t.co/nwT6JcRLNn
Donald Trump's lawyers asked for permission to file a formal motion asking the judge overseeing his upcoming criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star to recuse himself, the second time they have sought to get him off the case https://t.co/CURyjTkdgB https://t.co/q4ger1fE2B
⚠️ TRUMP AGAIN SEEKS RECUSAL OF JUDGE IN HUSH MONEY CRIMINAL TRIAL Full Story → https://t.co/RR7rJY6PHD Donald Trump's lawyers on Tuesday asked for permission to file a formal motion asking the judge overseeing his upcoming criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money… https://t.co/KFYx5cncvR
NEW: Trump hits out at expanded gag order in New York trial https://t.co/VUkWWojvpn
Trump pushes for New York judge’s recusal as ex-president faces expanded gag order https://t.co/bpBl3aDnrc https://t.co/JHKkBx7Bin
Trial Judge Rips Trump Over Attacks On His Daughter And Tightens Gag Order https://t.co/h5RTl8GNxP via @TPM
Just hours after a New York judge expanded a gag order to stop Donald Trump from making nasty attacks against his daughter, the ex-president posted a clip to Truth Social on Tuesday in which the Fox News commentator Brian Kilmeade slammed her. https://t.co/zkbwSptgUi
Mr. Trump lashed out after Judge Merchan expanded a gag order to prohibit comments about his daughter, Loren Merchan, a Democratic political consultant. https://t.co/BGvDCqJVda
EXCLUSIVE: More of Judge Merchan's Anti-Trump Bias Exposed as New York AG Letitia James @NewYorkStateAg Employed Merchan's Wife & The Democrat Attorney's General Association Paid Loren Merchan's @LorenM426 Authentic Campaigns Company @Authentic_HQ https://t.co/oyEQKc8gxX
🔥🔥🔥Breaking! Loren Merchan, the daughter of Judge Merchan, worked at an org, Revolution Messaging, that was involved in the Trump Resistance! I even found discussions of a resistance retainer contract! And they had USAID as a client! Plus I will expose the Democratic… https://t.co/MYbIMFI9fK
Mr. Trump said Judge Juan Merchan of the New York State Supreme Court is preventing him from speaking about “the corruption and conflicts taking place in his courtroom.” https://t.co/BGvDCqKt2I
Judge Merchan Expands Gag to Mask His Daughter's Democratic Party Links. Read more: https://t.co/ozHaNNmtAw New York Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump's so-called "hus...
Trump writes, “I just was informed that another corrupt New York Judge, Juan Merchan, GAGGED me so that I can not talk about the corruption and conflicts taking place in his courtroom with respect to a case that everyone, including the D.A., felt should never have been brought.… https://t.co/uwyGLj8ExY
Trump Posts Fox News Clip Slamming Judge's Daughter Literal Hours After New Gag Order Ruling https://t.co/4CrSD2ZGpR
Trump Gets Gagged Even Harder By Ridiculous NY Judge After Controversial Attacks https://t.co/Onji6D1U3q
#DonaldTrump must stop verbal attacks on family members of a #NewYork judge and others in his upcoming trial on charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn star, the court ruled, after the former #US president disparaged the judge’s daughter. https://t.co/eUsc2IhzAB
Judge Merchan’s order yesterday, expanding the gag-order on Trump, put important teeth into his earlier order. If Trump’s “harassing & disruptive” conduct continues, he may be *denied access to juror names,* Merchan warns. ... 1/5 https://t.co/A6CwLlHQqt
Less than 24 hours after being hit with an expanded gag order in the criminal hush money case, Donald Trump is already attacking Judge Juan Merchan again.
The Judge’s daughter, Loren Merchan, is a Democrat political operative whose company, Authentic Campaigns, @Authentic_HQ , which she is the President of, has received millions of dollars from Anti-Trump democrats. The Biden-Harris campaign is a client of Authentic Campaigns as… https://t.co/sp14wc1jpP https://t.co/JHNwdZp4ba
Former President Trump lashed out against the New York judge overseeing his hush money criminal trial after he expanded a gag order in the case, arguing it is not fair when others “can talk about” him. https://t.co/DTUNDJhrMa
BREAKING: The Judge in Trump’s NY hush money case just issued a new gag on Trump after he made comments about Judge Merchan’s daughter. This comes after Trump and Laura Loomer pushed the idea that her daughter changed her profile photo to Trump behind bars. I explain what… https://t.co/OlhDs62Zo8
Trump pushes for New York judge's recusal as ex-president faces expanded gag order https://t.co/OfhMs5zGM1
This is the type of stuff Judge Merchan doesn’t want President Trump speaking about. Last night, Merchan, who is a Colombian immigrant, extended and expanded the gag order on Trump to prevent him from speaking about Merchan’s family, who are tied to radical Democrats. Be sure… https://t.co/CNyPcOEpeC
Facing a new gag order preventing him from attacking family of the judge or DA, Trump obliquely references supposed "conflicts taking place in his courtroom." That's a pretty apparent reference to Trump's claims about the judge's daughter. https://t.co/nAyHe3u1Cq
Trump barred from attacks on judge's daughter in New York "hush money" case gag order https://t.co/v3Sh2TJ5cY