Trump's Legal Strategy Under Scrutiny Amid Criticism of Lawyer and Judge Attacks

Former President Donald Trump has launched a series of attacks on acting New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over his forthcoming criminal trial for alleged hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. Trump's pattern of attacking judges raises the question of what he thinks he's accomplishing. It remains to be seen whether Trump's bellicose bluster makes an appreciable difference in Merchan's courtroom.