FILE - Judge Juan M. Merchan poses in his chambers in New York, March 14, 2024. Merchan is the judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial. He was also the judge in the Trump Organization's tax fraud trial in 2022 and is overseeing a border wall fraud case against longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon. day Friday by making that clarification, apparently responding to comments the Republican former president made after court the day before.
Merchan directed his comments to Trump and his lawyers, saying it had come to his attention that there may have been a “misunderstanding” regarding the order. The gag order — which bars Trump from commenting publicly about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors but does not pertain to Merchan or Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg — also came up as“There is no crime. I have a crooked judge. He’s a totally conflicted judge,” Trump told supporters at an event in Waukesha, Wisconsin, claiming again that this and other cases against him are led by the White House to undermine his 2024 campaign to win back the presidency.
Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying internal Trump Organization business records but denies any wrongdoing. The charges stem from things like invoices and checks that were deemed legal expenses in Trump Organization records when prosecutors say they were really reimbursements to his attorney and fixer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 hush money payment to porn performer Stormy Daniels.
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