Trump's Lawyers Call for Recusal of Judge in Hush-Money Case, Citing Daughter's Ties to Democrats

Donald Trump's lawyers are demanding Judge Juan Manuel Merchan step aside from his New York City criminal case due to anti-Trump bias and a conflict of interest arising from his daughter's work for some of Trump's Democratic rivals.
Former President Donald Trump has asked Judge Juan Merchan to step aside from his criminal case in New York City due to his oversight of a prior criminal case involving the Trump Organization as reasons for recusal.
Former President Trump is calling for the New York judge overseeing his hush money criminal case to recuse himself, arguing the judge cannot be impartial.
Trump's lawyers are seeking for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York to recuse himself from it due to his daughter's political consulting work, which included the Biden campaign and now-Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.
Trump's attorneys filed a motion asking for New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan to recuse himself from the ongoing criminal case related to alleged hush-money payments made to Stormy Daniels due