Legal Analyst's Comment on Trump Judge Raises MAGA Eyebrows

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'With respect to Judge Merchan... I have, like, a man crush on him,' legal analyst Andrew Weissmann said on Wednesday.

Followers of former President Donald Trump's MAGA movement are ridiculing legal analyst Andrew Weissmann for proclaiming a 'man crush' on New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan.Merchan is overseeing Trump's hush money criminal trial in New York, which was nearing its conclusion with the jury deliberating on Wednesday night.

'Several commenters pointed out that Weissmann previously worked alongside Special Counsel Robert Mueller during his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.Trump and his supporters often refer to the Mueller investigation as 'Russiagate' or a 'collusion hoax,' although the investigation did not exonerate the former president from claims that he colluded with the Russian government.

 

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