The former president attacked a judge the morning of a hearing in the case of the payment of “silence money” to porn actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign. On his network social Truth Social, he said New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Mercan and his entire family are “notorious Trump critics,” with the judge’s daughter working for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Merchan recently sentenced close Trump confidant Allen Weisselberg to prison, presided over the Trump Organization’s tax evasion trial and oversaw the criminal fraud case of former adviser Steve Bannon. Trump accuses Merchan of bias and witch-hunting.
Donald Trump wants to postpone the trial to Staten Island and believes that the new place will be “very fair and safe”.
Recall that the former American leader is accused of having, in the middle of the 2016 presidential campaign, paid a large sum to the pornographic actress Stormy Daniels for having remained silent about their past love affair. Trump pointed out that the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which is prosecuting him, is simply carrying out a political order. Thus, they are trying to exclude the billionaire from the next presidential election.
