Trump case judge facing lawsuit for concealing his financial statements

[Elderberry]

WND 9/6/2024

Evidence suggests conflict of interest over donations to Democrats, daughter's pro-Biden work

New York Judge Juan Merchan created controversy for himself, and for President Donald Trump, by refusing to recuse himself from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's odd legal claims, including that misdemeanor business reporting violations in Trump's businesses were felonies because of some other, undisclosed, crime.

Merchan pointedly stayed on the case despite the obvious conflict that was created when his daughter was being paid by Democrat political campaigns, including that of Trump's 2024 election opponent, at the same time as her father was ruling against Trump in the courtroom.

Now Merchan is in more trouble: He's being sued for concealing his financial records, which are required by law to be disclosed.

American First Legal confirmed it is suing the New York State Ethics commission and Merchan "for illegally concealing judge Merchan's financial disclosures."

Dan Epstein, America First Legal vice president, explained, "The law is clear that judicial financial disclosures must be released to the public. New York's highest court has stated that such disclosures are necessary for parties before the courts to get a fair shake. The public needs to know what Judge Merchan is hiding or even if he failed to file financial disclosures at all.

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Kyle Becker
@kylenabecker
BREAKING: Judge Merchan is being *SUED* ahead of the criminal sentencing of Donald Trump.

Merchan is being sued to release his financial disclosure forms, which may show conflict of interest in his handling of the high-profile case against the 2024 presidential candidate.

The lawsuit was filed by @America1stLegal

https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1831686705406996607

More: https://www.wnd.com/2024/09/trump-case-judge-facing-lawsuit-for-concealing-his-financial-statements/

[Timber Rattler]

Yeah, he's got a clear conflict of interest, or worse, evidence of outright bribery, with his daughter laundering money to him from the Democrat machine.

[Bigun]

Yeah, he's got a clear conflict of interest, or worse, evidence of outright bribery, with his daughter laundering money to him from the Democrat machine.

  but it IS New York where that sort of thing is a way of life!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Judge Merchan sued for financial disclosures amid concerns of daughter's Democrat work
Judge Juan Merchan's daughter is the president of a firm that does work for prominent Democrats like President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris
Fox News, Sep 6, 2024

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The lawsuit comes after the AFL sent a demand letter last week for Merchan’s financial disclosures, threatening legal action. The AFL previously requested those records in June.

Under New York law, judges are required to file annual financial disclosures, which are required to be made available upon request.

"The law is clear that judicial financial disclosures must be released to the public," AFL Vice President Dan Epstein told Fox News Digital. "New York’s highest court has stated that such disclosures are necessary for parties before the courts to get a fair shake."

Epstein said the public "needs to know what Judge Merchan is hiding or even if he failed to file financial disclosures at all."

"This is especially important given the fact that Merchan appears to have engaged in unlawful campaign contributions and is on the precipice of criminally sentencing the former president of the United States," Epstein said. "Fundamental fairness dictates a resolution of America First Legal’s suit in its favor."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-merchan-sued-financial-disclosures-amid-concerns-daughters-democrat-work

[Right_in_Virginia]

Elise Stefanik
@EliseStefanik

The Kamala Harris campaign hired and paid Acting Justice Juan Merchan’s adult daughter’s company. This creates a clear violation of the New York State Judicial Code of Conduct which dictates that a judge must recuse from a case where a relative up to and including the sixth degree has a financial interest in the outcome of the case.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/06/us



6:00 PM · Sep 6, 2024