{"id":2332666,"date":"2024-08-28T14:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-subpoenas-firm-tied-to-daughter-of-trump-judge-over-conflict-allegations-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T14:42:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:42:15","slug":"jim-jordan-subpoenas-firm-tied-to-daughter-of-trump-judge-over-conflict-allegations-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-subpoenas-firm-tied-to-daughter-of-trump-judge-over-conflict-allegations-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jordan subpoenas firm tied to daughter of Trump judge over conflict allegations &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fjim-jordan-subpoenas-firm-tied-to-daughter-of-trump-judge-over-conflict-allegations-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=2332666&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>The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee, headed by Jim Jordan (R-OH), has issued a subpoena to Michael Nellis, the CEO of Authentic Campaigns, which\u200d employs Loren Merchan, the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan presiding over Donald Trump&#8217;s New York hush money trial. \u200bThe committee \u2063is \u2063investigating potential conflicts of interest involving Judge Merchan, given that Authentic\u200c Campaigns has provided services for prominent Democrats, including President Biden and Vice President Harris, \u200dand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-funneled-more-than-200000-in-campaign-cash-to-family-members\/\" title=\"Top Democrat Funneled More Than 0,000 In Campaign Cash To Family Members\">received significant payments<\/a> \u200bfor these services. The inquiry seeks to determine if the judge&#8217;s impartiality may be\u2062 compromised due to his daughter&#8217;s affiliation with the firm.\u2064 The subpoena comes after\u200b the committee&#8217;s\u2062 previous requests for information went unfulfilled, and it demands that the firm produce relevant documents by September 13. Trump and his legal team \u200bhave\u200d raised\u200d concerns about the judge&#8217;s neutrality, although Judge Merchan has denied any conflict of interest, asserting \u200bthat accusations\u200c of impropriety lack substance.  <\/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\">Jim Jordan subpoenas firm tied to daughter of Trump judge over conflict allegations<\/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 class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_21524\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The GOP-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-judiciary-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Judiciary Committee<\/a> subpoenaed the CEO of a political consulting firm that employs the daughter of the judge who presided over former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s New York hush money trial.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The committee&rsquo;s inquiry, led by Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-jordan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH), scrutinizes Judge Juan Merchan over an alleged conflict of interest surrounding his daughter&rsquo;s work. These concerns stem from the role of his daughter, Loren Merchan, as president of the firm Authentic Campaigns, which has engaged in work for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, among other top Democrats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judge Juan Merchan poses for a picture in his chambers, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in New York. A dozen Manhattan residents are soon to become the first Americans ever to sit in judgment of a former president charged with a crime. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The Committee is investigating &lsquo;whether Authentic Campaigns services President Trump&rsquo;s political adversaries&hellip; The requested material will inform the House&rsquo;s consideration of whether to move forward with legislation&hellip; which, if adopted, would remedy politically motivated local prosecutions by allowing a current or former president to remove the case to a more neutral forum in federal court,&rdquo; Jordan wrote in a letter addressed to Michael Nellis, CEO of Authentic Campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The subpoena on Wednesday follows a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>congressional<\/a> requests for more information from the firm that has not been fulfilled, prompting Jordan to issue the subpoena after the firm&rsquo;s multiple failures to &ldquo;comply with our earlier voluntary requests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the committee is investigating whether Juan Merchan&rsquo;s impartiality could be compromised due to his daughter&rsquo;s role in a firm that has worked with prominent political adversaries of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Authentic Campaigns reportedly received over $7 million for services provided during Harris&rsquo;s 2019 presidential campaign and was also involved in the Biden-Harris 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a>, according to the committee&rsquo;s letter.<\/p>\n<p>The letter requests Authentic Campaigns to produce responsive materials related to the inquiry by Sept. 13. If the company maintains that it has no responsive records, the committee requested &ldquo;a sworn certification under the penalty of perjury that Authentic Campaigns made a reasonable, diligent, and good faith search for responsive documents and was unable to locate any responsive documents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump was found guilty by a jury in May on 34 felony counts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jordan-subpoenas-former-manhattan-prosecutor-who-pushed-for-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Rep. Jordan Subpoenas Former Manhattan Prosecutor Who Pushed for Trump Indictment\">falsifying business records related<\/a> to concealing a <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 payment<\/a> to porn star Stormy Daniels in a case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump is currently fighting to delay sentencing over the conviction, citing the upcoming election and the recent Supreme Court immunity decision in a broader effort to dismiss the case outright.<\/p>\n<p>The judge most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3120917\/merchan-denies-trumps-third-bid-to-recuse-judge-over-daughters-democratic-firm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recently denied<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s third request to recuse from the case on Aug. 14, accusing Trump&rsquo;s legal team of using &ldquo;innuendo and mischaracterizations&rdquo; to argue Merchan had a conflict of interest in the case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Court now reiterates for the third time, that which should already be clear &mdash; innuendo and mischaracterizations do not a conflict create,&rdquo; Merchan wrote. &ldquo;Recusal is therefore not necessary, much less required.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s scrutiny of Merchan&rsquo;s daughter began earlier this year, before the trial, when he surfaced pictures on social media of Loren Merchan with prominent Democratic lawmakers such as Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Chuck-Schumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY). This behavior led in part to Trump receiving a gag order during his trial, which precluded him from making public comments about the family of prosecutors and court staff, as well as jurors.<\/p>\n<p>The former president released a statement referencing the alleged conflict involving the judge&rsquo;s daughter Wednesday, calling the case the &ldquo;lawless Manhattan D.A. Hoax.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When asked about the lawless Manhattan D.A. Hoax, I am not allowed to talk about the most important and corrupt aspects of it, because of the completely unConstitutional Gag Order. I am the first Candidate in American History who is not allowed to freely speak about a major Witch Hunt being perpetrated against him,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I must be immediately released from the Gag Order, so I can continue to expose the Weaponization of our Justice System by the Radical Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Merchan is poised to rule in the coming days or weeks on whether the immunity decision did in any way taint the trial, or whether to proceed with sentencing on Sept. 18 at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted Authentic Campaigns for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_21524\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"playlist\":\"21524\"}});<\/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>Jim Jordan issues subpoena to firm linked to Trump judge&#8217;s daughter amid conflict claims<\/p>\n<p>The House Judiciary Committee, under Republican leadership and chaired by Jim Jordan (R-OH), has issued a subpoena to the CEO of a political consulting firm that employs the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw former President Donald Trump&#8217;s hush money trial in New York. The committee is investigating potential conflicts of interest related to Judge Merchan due to his daughter Loren Merchan&#8217;s position as president of Authentic Campaigns, which has worked with prominent Democrats including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to Michael Nellis, CEO of Authentic Campaigns, Jordan stated that the committee is looking into whether the firm&#8217;s services benefit Trump&#8217;s political opponents. He noted that this inquiry could influence future legislation aimed at addressing politically motivated local prosecutions by allowing current or former presidents to transfer cases to federal court for impartiality.<\/p>\n<p>The subpoena was issued after multiple requests for information from Authentic Campaigns went unanswered. The committee is particularly concerned about whether Judge Merchan can remain impartial given his daughter&#8217;s involvement with a firm that has received over $7 million for its work on Harris\u2019s 2019 presidential campaign and contributed efforts during the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The letter demands that Authentic Campaigns provide relevant documents by September 13. If they claim no such records exist, they must submit a sworn statement confirming their thorough search for responsive materials.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was convicted in May on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records concerning hush money payments made during his campaign. He is currently seeking delays in sentencing while contesting aspects of the case based on an upcoming election and recent Supreme Court rulings regarding immunity.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Merchan recently denied Trump\u2019s request for recusal from the case, stating that allegations made by Trump\u2019s legal team do not constitute valid grounds for conflict. Earlier this year, Trump had raised concerns about Loren Merchan&#8217;s connections with Democratic figures before being placed under a gag order prohibiting him from discussing prosecutors&#8217; families or jurors publicly during his trial.<\/p>\n<p>In response to ongoing scrutiny regarding these matters, Trump criticized what he termed &#8220;the lawless Manhattan D.A. Hoax&#8221; and called for an end to his gag order so he could speak freely about what he perceives as corruption within the justice system orchestrated by Democrats. Meanwhile, Judge Merchan is expected soon to decide if recent immunity rulings affected the trial or if sentencing will proceed as scheduled on September 18 at 10 AM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2332667,"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\/04\/AP24103679430574-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39561,23098,7001,39560,32076],"class_list":["post-2332666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conflict-allegations","tag-jim-jordan","tag-subpoenas","tag-trump-judge","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24103679430574-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332666","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}