The former president accused Judge Juan Merchan's daughter of presenting a conflict of interest.

The former president accused Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter of presenting a conflict of interest, possibly violating a gag order

Donald Trump launched yet another attack against the daughter of New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the trial regarding the former president’s alleged hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump shared a link to a New York Post article about the judge’s daughter, who has consulted to Democratic campaigns, and wrote, “This is a disgrace to our Legal System. Judge Merchan should be immediately sanctioned and recused, and this fake ‘case,’ only kept alive by the Highly Conflicted Judge, should be completely dismissed right away.” The post included photos of Merchan’s daughter. Rolling Stone has withheld her name as she is not involved in the case.

Trump has attacked the judge’s daughter at least three other times in the last week. The judge issued a gag order on Tuesday — hours after Trump attacked his daughter — barring the former president from discussing witnesses and others involved in the case. On Thursday, District Attorney Alan Bragg requested Judge Merchan clarify whether the gag order applies to Trump’s attacks against the his daughter, and if not, he asked the judge to expand the order to include her and others.

  • IHeartBadCode@kbin.social
    9·
    7 months ago

    so why would we tolerate it from a judge who is in an arguably more important position?

    Because the person being tossed into jail could very well become the most important position. No nation is above political retaliation and the reality of a mob murdering the judge and daughter and then subsequently getting full pardons from that most important position is a non-zero value.

    Given the weakness that exudes from Congress on Impeachment, there’s zero ramifications for such a situation. And given the nature of Trump, there’s zero compunction that would ever keep him from this situation arising.

    Everyone fears the “official” acts that Trump can carry out. Smarter people understand the non-official actions that he can give a nod to and give comfort to. That’s how truly corrupt governments work, not by official acts, but the non-official ones.

    • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
      11·
      7 months ago

      Not ever doing anything to punish him makes it feel like voting is meaningless. Why participate in a system that doesn’t even pretend to hold someone who flagrantly breaks the law and ignores judge’s orders with zero repercussions?

      • d00phy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        7 months ago

        You just hit on one of the main reasons a lot of folks think we are watching the decline of the US to… something. Could be a failed state, could be dictatorship/fascism. Could be a handful of smaller countries. Nobody really knows at this point. The future just doesn’t look real bright, and hasn’t for awhile.

    • 2fat4that@kbin.social
      2·
      7 months ago

      If you stay the course, you will have another Putin. Better to get the retaliation of his constituents out of the way now.