{"id":2000827,"date":"2023-08-15T02:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T06:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-in-trump-new-york-case-denies-request-to-recuse-himself\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T02:31:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T06:31:25","slug":"judge-in-trump-new-york-case-denies-request-to-recuse-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-in-trump-new-york-case-denies-request-to-recuse-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge in Trump NY Case Refuses Recusal Request"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-in-trump-new-york-case-denies-request-to-recuse-himself%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000827&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>The Judge Denies Donald Trump&#8217;s Request for Recusal in Hush Money Case<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent development, the judge overseeing\u200b Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-big-problem-with-the-stormy-daniels-hush-money-case-against-trump\/\" title=\"The Big Problem With The Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case Against Trump\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Shield Financial Records\">hush money<\/a> case<\/a> in New York has\u200b denied the \u200cformer president&#8217;s request to recuse himself.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump \u200bfiled a motion \u200bfor New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan to step away\u200c from the case, citing a potential conflict of interest due to Justice Merchan&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s involvement with a progressive group and President Joe Biden&#8217;s 2020 \u200ccampaign.<\/p>\n<p>In a six-page decision\u200b on\u200d Aug. 11, Justice Merchan firmly stated that President Trump failed\u200c to provide concrete reasons for recusal and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-in-trump-new-york-case-denies-request-to-recuse-himself\/\" title=\"Judge in Trump NY Case Refuses Recusal Request\">speculative \u2063scenarios presented fell short<\/a> of the legal \u2063standard.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2062Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/everything-we-know-about-juan-merchan-the-judge-overseeing-trumps-arraignment-5170237\">Everything We Know About Juan Merchan, the Judge Overseeing Trump\u2019s Arraignment<\/a> \u200c- 4\/4\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/bragg-moves-to-block-trumps-request-to-move-hush-money-case-to-federal-court-5306812\">Bragg Moves \u2063to Block Trump&#8217;s Request\u200d to Move &#8216;Hush Money&#8217; Case to\u200b Federal Court<\/a> &#8211; 6\/1\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/fec-drops-investigation-into-stormy-daniels-hush-money-payments-3806472\">FEC Drops Investigation Into Stormy Daniels Hush Money Payments<\/a> &#8211; 5\/7\/2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/judge-dismisses-stormy-daniels-hush-money-suit-against-trump-2829531\">Judge\u200c Dismisses Stormy Daniels&#8217; Hush Money Suit Against Trump<\/a> \u2064 &#8211; 3\/8\/2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/former-fec-chairman-trump-lawyers-hush-money-is-not-a-campaign-contribution-2492089\">Former\u2063 FEC Chairman: Trump Lawyer&#8217;s Hush Money Is \u2063Not a Campaign \u200dContribution<\/a> -\u2064 4\/12\/2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President \u2062Trump also argued that the court had\u200b previously\u2063 encouraged Allen \u200bWeisselberg,\u200b The\u2063 Trump Organization&#8217;s former chief financial officer, \u200dto cooperate against him, suggesting \u200ca bias. However, Justice Merchan dismissed \u2063this \u2062claim, \u200bstating that it weakened the plausibility of the \u2063recusal request.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding \u2062alleged\u200d campaign \u200ccontributions made by New York&#8217;s highest court, President Trump contended that they could create an appearance\u200c of impartiality. Justice Merchan,\u200b however, clarified that the court is not required to disclose its \u200dcontributions and that the \u200cdonations made more than two years\u200d ago\u2062 do\u2064 not reasonably imply bias.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Merchan concluded his \u200bopinion by affirming the court&#8217;s commitment to fairness and impartiality, stating that recusal would\u2062 not be in the public interest.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064addition to the hush money case, President Trump is facing \u200bfederal indictments\u2062 related to mishandling classified information and\u200b attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential\u2064 election. It is expected that he will face another indictment for similar charges in \u2064Georgia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The judge in Donald Trump&#8217;s hush money case rejected his plea to recuse himself. Trump argued that Justice Juan Merchan&#8217;s daughter, Loren Merchan, posed a conflict of interest. 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