As former President Donald Trump heads to federal court in Miami Tuesday on Espionage Act charges, his effort to obtain a new judge to hear charges that he falsified business records in New York has taken a hit.
Trump had called for Judge Juan Manuel Merchan of the New York State Supreme Court to recuse himself from the case in a motion filed May 31, asserting he made political contributions to Democratic causes totaling $35 in 2020, including $15 to President Joe Biden.
Trump asserted that Merchan’s contributions and his daughter’s work for Democratic candidates show he can’t be ...
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