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Justice Juan Merchan began by disposing of Donald Trump’s latest motion to recuse him from the case, saying the former president’s claims of bias or impartiality relied on “innuendo and unsupported speculation.”

“To say these claims are attenuated is an understatement,” Merchan said.

Trump had argued that Merchan’s comments to the press about the justice system generally, his opinion that politicians using Twitter is “unprofessional,” a Tweet critical of Trump that was falsely attributed to his daughter, and his daughter’s work for a consulting firm that has Democratic clients rendered the judge incapable of being fair.

This was Trump’s second failed bid to recuse Merchan.

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    2 months ago

    The tweet is priceless.

    Trump’s Doomsday funding drive

    The trial takes place against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s campaign to get back into the White House. Reuters reporter Nathan Layne, who is covering the Trump campaign and the 2024 presidential race, over the weekend highlighted on the social media platform X how Trump is using his legal cases to raise money.

    Doomsday fundraising message from ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ two days before his trial related to an alleged hush money payoff to ⁦@StormyDaniels⁩ begins with jury selection in New York. pic.twitter.com/zs7hecBB22

    — Nathan Layne (@NathanPLayne) April 13, 2024