New York Judges are banned from giving political donations. Why was this guy not just allowed, but "picked" to be the judge in this case?
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton cited the as-yet-unreleased caution letter to Judge Juan Merchan as proof of the latter’s ethical failure. While a sitting judge, Merchan reportedly donated to Democrats, including Donald Trump’s current Democrat presidential opponent Joe Biden. The latest news is that Merchan was officially cautioned over this ethics failures.
Fitton had originally posted back on May 6, 2023, “Judges are prohibited under ethics rules from donating to political campaigns and organizations. Accordingly, there are legitimate concerns about Judge Merchan's reported political contributions while a sitting judge to Biden and Democratic causes.” Merchan is a dedicated Democrat, it would seem, indicating political bias in the trial of GOP frontrunner Trump.
This begs the question as to why the state of New York would have specifically chosen a Biden donor to oversee a case involving Joe Biden's political opponent. The argument was that this judge has overseen several Trump cases before, which only exasperates the situation. Wow! Just wow!
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Certain judges have continuously been popping up on high profile political cases.
As do some FBI agents.
odd
The "random" selection should be done in public, randomly.
Like they do for drawing horse's pole positions.
Guess this is a lot less important.
Then again it's amazing how many times certain politicians and investigators have their devices scrubbed.
"accidently" or after being cleared without a record to fall back on.
Banana Republic
only worse