Trump also claimed Judge Merchan has ruled against him in pretrial motions “because his daughter makes money by working to ‘Get Trump.’” Loren Merchan has not commented publicly on the case. Though it’s true that Loren Merchan has served as president of Authentic Campaigns, a firm...
"One such conflict is Ms. Merchan’s — daughter of Judge Merchan and President of Authentic Campaigns — work on behalf of President Trump’s political adversaries and the possible financial benefit that Ms. Merchan and Authentic Campaigns received from the prosecution and conviction of President...
Former President Trump listens next to his daughter Tiffany Trump, as defense lawyer Todd Blanche presents closing arguments in Manhattan state court in New York City, May 28, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.(Reuters/Jane Rosenberg ) Prosecutors needed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that ...
The New York State Court system says the account on X is bogus. Although the handle once belonged to the judge’s daughter, Loren Merchan, she deleted it about a year ago, a court spokesman said. Someone else — it is unclear who — has since taken it over. ...
The partial gag order follows Trump's disparaging remarks about Cohen, Merchan, and Merchan's daughter after the judge on Monday rejected Trump's bid for a delay in the trial andset the trial's start date for April 15. Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks...
JudgeJuan Merchanpreviously has rejectedTrump’s recusal demands, but Trump is re-upping his request with Harris now becoming the likely Democratic nominee afterPresident Bidendropped out of the race. “Your Honor’s daughter has a long-standing relationship with Harris, including work for political...
Hellerstein dispatched quickly of the defense's oft-repeated claims that trial judge Juan M. Merchan had treated Trump unfairly — subjecting him to a gag order and refusing to delay the trial until after the Supreme Court ruled — because Merchan's daughter is a Democratic political consultant...
Trump's lawyersfirst made the requestin May 2023, before the case went to trial, arguing that Merchan should step aside because of work Merchan's daughter had done as a Democratic consultant in support of President Biden. A state ethics panel last year later concluded that "the judge's im...
Trump’s post insinuating that Loren Merchan had posted the photo came after conservative commentator Laura Loomer posted a story online Tuesday claiming to have unearthed her X account. “So, let me get this straight,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, “the Judge’s da...
Trump had argued that Merchan is biased and has a conflict of interest. In court papers, Trump’s lawyers said Merchan should step aside due to “actual or perceived conflict of interest” because his daughter works for a digital agency, Authentic, whose clients include a number of Democratic...