Former President Donald Trump took to social media for the second time in two days to attack the daughter of the judge overseeing his upcoming criminal trial in New York.
In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump wrote that Acting New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan’s daughter is a “rabid Trump hater.” He also called for the judge to recuse himself from the April 15 criminal trial on a case related to the hush money payments Trump made ahead of the 2016 election.
“Judge Juan Merchan is totally compromised, and should be removed from this TRUMP Non-Case immediately. His Daughter, Loren, is a Rabid Trump Hater, who has admitted to having conversations with her father about me, and yet he gagged me,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
This wasn’t the first attack Trump has made this week on Merchan’s daughter — or even Merchan himself.
On Tuesday, Trump had echoed similar remarks about Merchan presiding over the case, and then proceeded to call out his daughter for allegedly using a photo of him behind walls as a profile photo on X (formerly Twitter).
“So, let me get this straight, the Judge’s daughter is allowed to post pictures of her ‘dream’ of putting me in jail, the Manhattan D.A. is able to say whatever lies about me he wants, the Judge can violate our Laws and Constitution at every turn, but I am not allowed to talk about the attacks against me,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
A spokesperson for New York’s state court confirmed Wednesday that Merchan’s daughter deleted the handle about a year ago and it was taken over by someone else, The New York Times reported.
Trump also lashed out at Merchan on Tuesday in a Truth Social post, particularly referencing the gag order the judge imposed on him that day.
“Judge Juan Merchan, who is suffering from an acute case of Trump Derangement Syndrome … has now issued another illegal, un-American, unConstitutional ‘order,’ as he continues to try and take away my Rights,” Trump wrote in…
Read the full article here
