Trump accuses hush money judge of bias, points to daughter's political work as trial nears

• Donald Trump lashed out at the judge in his criminal hush money case after the ex-president's attorneys failed to delay the case from heading to trial next month.
• The presumptive Republican presidential nominee wrote that the judge "hates me" and added that his daughter "is a senior executive at a Super Liberal Democrat firm."
• Trump's attorneys previously urged Merchan to recuse himself from the case, arguing that his presence created at least the appearance of bias.

Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the judge in his criminal hush money case — and verbally took aim at the judge's daughter — after the ex-president's attorneys failed to delay the case from heading to trial next month.

Trump, in a Truth Social post, called New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan "a very distinguished looking man" who "is nevertheless a true and certified Trump Hater."

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee added, "His daughter is a senior executive at a Super Liberal Democrat firm that works for Adam 'Shifty' Schiff, the Democrat National Committee, (Dem)Senate Majority PAC, and even Crooked Joe Biden."

In another post Tuesday morning, Trump wrote that Merchan "SHOULD RECUSE HIMSELF, HE CANNOT GIVE ME A FAIR TRIAL."

Trump also said that the trial "should take place in Staten Island, with a new and unbiased judge."

The posts were not the first time Trump has used Merchan's daughter to protest against Merchan. The judge is overseeing the case charging Trump with falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Last May, Trump's attorneys in a court filing urged Merchan to recuse himself from the case, arguing that his presence created at least the appearance of bias.

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