Stefanik files ethics complaint against Trump trial judge, cites daughter's work for group promoting Dems

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Elise Stefanik filed an ethics complaint against the judge overseeing the New York trial of former President Donald Trump.

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik filed an ethics complaint against Judge Juan Merchan for an alleged conflict of interest pertaining to his daughter’s role at a firm known for representing Democratic politicians. Merchan, an acting Supreme Court justice in New York, is presiding over the unprecedented criminal trial against former President Trump stemming from charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Stefanik, R-N.Y.

'Stefanik said it is 'imperative that New Yorkers and all Americans have confidence that justice is being dispensed fairly in New York.' NY V TRUMP: JUDGE TO CONSIDER DEFENSE MOTION TO DISMISS AFTER PROSECUTION RESTS CASE 'This is especially true in politically sensitive cases where bias is most likely to rear its ugly head. Here, we are in the middle of a presidential election campaign.

 

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