Trump Demands Judge in Hush Money Case Recuse Himself Due to His Daughter’s ‘Extensive Relationship’ With Kamala Harris

The 45th president claims the gag order in the case makes it hard for him to counter Harris’s new campaign narrative of a prosecutor vs. a convicted felon.

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President Trump (R) and Judge Juan Merchan (L), who is presiding in the 45th president's hush-money case at New York. AP

President Trump asked the judge, Juan Merchan, who presides over his hush-money case, on Thursday, to recuse himself, citing his adult daughter’s previous campaign work for Vice President Harris, who recently became the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee and is leading Trump in some key polls.

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