Attorneys for Donald Trump are considering again seeking the recusal of the judge overseeing his hush money case, according to a New York Post report.
The judge’s daughter and her political consulting firm have profited off his legal woes, the paper reported.
Two major Democratic clients of Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan’s daughter, Loren Merchan, have raised at least $93 million in campaign donations—using Mr. Trump’s case in their solicitation emails, according to the Post.
Ms. Merchan is president and partner of a Chicago-based firm Authentic Campaigns, whose top clients include U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and the Senate Majority PAC. Mr. Schiff also oversaw Mr. Trump’s first impeachment trial as its lead prosecutor.
“Authentic Campaigns, and thus the judge’s daughter, is actively making money from this sham attack against President Trump, rendering Judge Merchan conflicted out,” Trump spokesman Steven Cheung told The Post.
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