‘The judge presiding over the Donald Trump hush money case has drawn scrutiny from conservatives over several donations the judge made to Democrats during the 2020 presidential election, with some saying his apparent political activism should be enough to disqualify him from overseeing the case.
According to paperwork filed with the Federal Elections Commission, Merchan—a former prosecutor and current acting justice of the New York State Supreme Court in New York County—made three donations via the Democratic-backed donation platform ActBlue during the 2020 presidential election totaling $35, an amount some critics claim is potentially disqualifying.‘
www.newsweek.com/trump-judge-juan-merchan-biden-campaign-donation-raises-eyebrows-1792822
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