Trump's Controversial Connections: From Political Contributions to Online Posts.
TL;DR
Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case in New York, donated $35 in political contributions to Democrats in 2020, including a $15 contribution to the campaign of Trump's opponent, President Joe Biden. The donations raise questions about Merchan's impartiality as he has come under attack by Trump as a "Trump-hating judge." While the amounts are minimal, legal experts say that judges are prohibited from making political donations to a partisan candidate or cause. Trump's allies are pointing to the contributions to argue the judge should remove himself from the case, but legal experts say the donations do not come anywhere near the kind of proof required for recusal.
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