{"id":2318356,"date":"2024-08-02T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bragg-urges-judge-to-deny-trumps-recusal-request-despite-daughters-tie-to-kamala-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:18:14","slug":"bragg-urges-judge-to-deny-trumps-recusal-request-despite-daughters-tie-to-kamala-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bragg-urges-judge-to-deny-trumps-recusal-request-despite-daughters-tie-to-kamala-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bragg urges judge to deny Trump\u2019s recusal request despite daughter\u2019s tie to Kamala Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fbragg-urges-judge-to-deny-trumps-recusal-request-despite-daughters-tie-to-kamala-harris-washington-examiner%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=2318356&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--><p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin\u200d Bragg has urged Judge\u200c Juan\u200c Merchan to deny Donald Trump&#8217;s request for recusal in a <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\">hush money case<\/a>, despite allegations of a potential conflict of interest regarding the judge&#8217;s daughter, who \u2063has ties to Vice President Kamala Harris. In a response \u200bto Trump&#8217;s third recusal request, prosecutors described it as\u200d a &#8220;vexatious and frivolous attempt&#8221; to revisit an issue already addressed by the court. They emphasized that Trump&#8217;s claims of a conflict due to Loren Merchan&#8217;s work \u200cat\u2062 a\u200d Democratic marketing firm were unfounded, arguing that an independent review had determined no conflict existed. \u2063Trump&#8217;s legal team pointed to\u200b the significant financial ties between the firm and \u2064Harris\u2019s \u200bpolitical campaigns, asserting \u200dthat the judge&#8217;s \u2062daughter could benefit from her relationship with Harris.\u2062 However, Bragg&#8217;s prosecutors maintained that Trump&#8217;s motion failed\u200d to meet the necessary standards for recusal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bragg urges judge to deny Trump&rsquo;s recusal request despite daughter&rsquo;s tie to Kamala Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1698797\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Manhattan District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alvin-bragg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alvin Bragg<\/a> asked Judge Juan Merchan to deny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s request that the judge recuse himself from the former president&rsquo;s hush money case, according to a court letter made public on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors for Bragg argued that Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kamala-Harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> becoming Trump&rsquo;s 2024 election opponent was an irrelevant&nbsp;detail, despite Harris enlisting the marketing services of Juan Merchan&rsquo;s daughter in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors called the request a &ldquo;vexatious and frivolous attempt to relitigate an issue that was twice addressed by this Court.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Their remarks came in response to Trump making a third request this week for Juan Merchan to recuse himself from the hush money case on the grounds that his daughter&rsquo;s line of work at a top Democratic marketing firm presented a conflict of interest for the judge. Juan Merchan denied the last two requests, citing an independent panel determining that Loren Merchan&rsquo;s work for the firm Authentic Campaigns did not create a conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Trump argued that Harris emerging last month as Trump&rsquo;s opponent in the presidential race elevated the need for recusal. Prosecutors disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Indeed, defendant rests his latest motion on the same affirmation he presented in support of his April 3 motion. This regurgitated showing does not come close to meeting the standard to renew,&rdquo; the prosecutors wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Bragg recusal response\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/755574752\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-ly4yH4Y67DEJ9o4NYx3q\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Loren Merchan is an executive at Authentic Campaigns, a marketing firm for Democratic politicians who have included Harris, Joe Biden, and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s attorneys observed in their latest recusal request that while Merchan worked at Authentic Campaigns, the firm was &ldquo;the top vendor&rdquo; for Harris&rsquo;s failed 2020 presidential campaign and received over $5 million from it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your Honor&rsquo;s daughter has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-yet-to-call-israels-netanyahu\/\" title=\"Biden Has Yet To Call Israel\u2019s Netanyahu\">long-standing relationship<\/a> with Harris, including work for political campaigns. She has obtained &mdash; and stands to obtain in the future &mdash; extensive financial, professional, and personal benefits from her relationship with Harris,&rdquo; Trump&rsquo;s attorneys wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trumps-legal-team-says-impeachment-trial-unconstitutional-calls-for-acquittal\/\" title=\"President Trump\u2019s legal team says impeachment trial unconstitutional, calls for acquittal\">defense attorneys noted<\/a> how Authentic Campaigns has received, according to Federal Election Commission records, more than $12 million in 2024 from Democratic politicians and groups. Citing recent public reports, they also pointed to Authentic&rsquo;s founder, who is Loren Merchan&rsquo;s colleague, leading &ldquo;White Dudes for Harris,&rdquo; an effort that has raised millions of dollars for Harris&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>When Harris launched her presidential bid, her opening ad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3095096\/the-return-of-kamala-the-cop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>painted<\/a> her as a prosecutor and Trump as a criminal. It highlighted Harris&rsquo;s background as a former San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s attorneys argued that decisions Juan Merchan has left to make in Trump&rsquo;s case, including a forthcoming decision on Trump&rsquo;s challenges to his guilty verdict and Trump&rsquo;s sentencing, &ldquo;would benefit not only Harris but also the professional aspirations and financial status of Your Honor&rsquo;s daughter and Authentic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors wrote in their response that Trump&rsquo;s defense team was merely making a &ldquo;speculative series of claims&rdquo; rather than providing conclusive evidence that Juan Merchan&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>family<\/a> member would directly profit from Trump&rsquo;s conviction.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1698797\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1698797\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has requested that Judge Juan Merchan reject Donald Trump&#8217;s plea for the judge to recuse himself from the hush money case involving the former president. This request was detailed in a court letter released on Friday. Bragg&#8217;s prosecutors contended that Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s status as Trump\u2019s opponent in the upcoming 2024 election is irrelevant, even though Harris has previously utilized marketing services from Merchan\u2019s daughter. They described Trump&#8217;s recusal request as a &#8220;vexatious and frivolous&#8221; effort to revisit an issue already addressed by the court twice before. This marks Trump\u2019s third attempt this week to have Judge Merchan step aside, claiming that his daughter&#8217;s work at a prominent Democratic marketing firm poses a conflict of interest for him. The judge had previously denied two similar requests, referencing an independent panel&#8217;s conclusion that Loren Merchan\u2019s employment with Authentic Campaigns did not create any conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Trump argued that Harris&#8217;s emergence as his electoral rival heightened the necessity for recusal, but prosecutors disagreed, stating that he was merely reiterating points made in earlier motions without presenting new evidence sufficient to warrant reconsideration. Loren Merchan is an executive at Authentic Campaigns, which has worked with various Democratic figures including Harris and Joe Biden. Trump&#8217;s legal team pointed out that while she was employed there, Authentic Campaigns served as a primary vendor for Harris during her unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign and received over $5 million from it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s attorneys emphasized their belief that Judge Merchan\u2019s decisions regarding Trump could financially benefit both Harris and his daughter due to their professional ties with Authentic Campaigns. In response, prosecutors characterized Trump&#8217;s claims as speculative and lacking definitive proof of any direct financial gain for Judge Merchan or his family resulting from Trump\u2019s conviction<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2318357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24122728261609-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[22119,32438,37046,3634],"class_list":["post-2318356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-bragg","tag-kamala-harris","tag-recusal-request","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24122728261609-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}