Trump seeks recusal of judge in criminal case due to prior work with Trump entity.
TL;DR
The federal judge in New York who will decide whether to move former President Donald Trump's criminal case from state court to federal court previously did work for a Trump entity while he was in private practice. The Manhattan district attorney has charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection to a hush payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election. The judge has scheduled a hearing June 27 to decide whether to grant Trump's request to move his case to federal court.
- Judge involved in Trump criminal case previously did work for a Trump entity ABC News
- Trump attorneys seek recusal of judge in New York criminal case NBC News
- DA's office argues Trump case shouldn't be moved to federal court CBS New York
- Trump Asks Judge in Hush-Money Case to Step Aside The New York Times
- Trump wants new judge in New York criminal case CBS News
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