Former president Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial took a dramatic turn after a massive conflict of interest surfaced.
According to Trump, Judge Juan Merchan —who is overseeing a New York criminal case against the former president— has a daughter who works for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Adam Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
🚨EXCLUSIVE BOMBSHELL REPORT🚨
Judge Merchan’s daughter has @KamalaHarris as a Client at her company that focuses on Campaigns and elections!!!
Judge Merchan, the NY State Supreme Court Judge who issued a GAG ORDER against President Trump today has a daughter named Loren… pic.twitter.com/Jr0FzWyJv6
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) March 26, 2024
Merchan issued a gag order on Tuesday, barring the former president from speaking publicly about witnesses and counsel involved in the case. Trump is also barred from public speaking about family members of court members.
Trump on Wednesday blasted the order, describing it as un-American and unconstitutional. The former president revealed that Merchan’s daughter, Loren Merchan, posted a picture of him in prison.
( @realDonaldTrump – Truth Social Post )
( Donald J. Trump – Mar 27, 2024, 10:31 AM ET )Judge Juan Merchan, who is suffering from an acute case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (whose daughter represents Crooked Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Adam “Shifty” Schiff, and other Radical… pic.twitter.com/4Nndv8Wq5s
— Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 TRUTH POSTS (@TruthTrumpPosts) March 27, 2024
“Judge Juan Merchan, who is suffering from an acute case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (whose daughter represents Crooked Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Adam “Shifty” Schiff, and other Radical Liberals, has just posted a picture of me behind bars, her obvious goal, and makes it completely impossible for me to get a fair trial) has now issued another illegal, un-American, unConstitutional “order,” as he continues to try and take away my Rights,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This Judge, by issuing a vicious “Gag Order,” is wrongfully attempting to deprive me of my First Amendment Right to speak out against the Weaponization of Law Enforcement, including the fact that Crooked Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, and their Hacks and Thugs are tracking and following me all across the Country, obsessively trying to persecute me, while everyone knows I have done nothing wrong!”
( @realDonaldTrump – Truth Social Post )
( Donald J. Trump – Mar 27, 2024, 10:31 AM ET )Judge Juan Merchan, who is suffering from an acute case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (whose daughter represents Crooked Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Adam “Shifty” Schiff, and other Radical… pic.twitter.com/4Nndv8Wq5s
— Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 TRUTH POSTS (@TruthTrumpPosts) March 27, 2024
According to CNBC, the judge’s daughter worked as an executive at Authentic Campaigns, a progressive political consultant that works for various Democratic clients, including Joe Biden. However, it’s not clear if she still holds that role. The firm has not responded to comments from media outlets.
The former president and his attorneys, in a court filing from last May, urged Merchan to recuse himself from the case. Trump’s legal team argued that his daughter’s clients could use any ruling made by the judge to attack the former president heading into the November election.
“It is likely that many of President Trump’s opponents, both political candidates and organizations, will attempt to use this case—and any rulings by the Court—to attack him,” Trump’s team wrote. “Indeed, virtually every client listed on Authentic’s website has been critical in the past of President Trump and fundraised on these criticisms.”