Donald Trump arrives for a Saturday rally at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The presiding judge in the Manhattan criminal case against the former president is not recusing himself after Trump's legal team tried to get the case reassigned.In his order, Merchan ruled that the donations were not only too minimal to warrant recusal but also that his political affiliation did not mean he was unable to act impartially.
"Defendant has failed to demonstrate that there [exist] concrete or even realistic reasons for recusal to be appropriate," Merchan said. "The Judge 'assigned' to my Witch Hunt Case, a"Case" that has NEVER BEEN CHARGED BEFORE, HATES ME," Trump posted on March 31.