A change in the political landscape means the judge overseeing former President Trump’s criminal hush money case should be recused, defense attorneys argued Thursday.
A change in the nation’s political landscape means the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case should be recused, defense attorneys argued in a court filing made public Thursday.
Trump is reviving a longshot effort to have Judge Juan Merchan recused from the case because of an alleged conflict between the judge’s daughter and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
«Your Honor’s daughter has a long-standing relationship with Harris, including work for political campaigns. She has obtained — and stands to obtain in the future — extensive financial, professional, and personal benefits from her relationship with Harris», defense lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote.
Describing the vice president as Trump’s «presumptive opponent», defense lawyers argued that Merchan’s daughter has had an «extremely beneficial working relationship» with Harris because her company was a top vendor to Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign.
