Trump Attorneys Seek ‘Hush Money’ Trial Judge Recusal After Judge Gives Media Interview

With just two weeks to trial, attorneys for former President Donald Trump are renewing their efforts to request a judge’s recusal after clashing over a gag order. On April 1, the defense filed a pre-motion letter seeking leave from the court to file a motion for recusal, citing “changed circumstances and newly discovered evidence.” With the trial date fast approaching, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan had required parties to submit pre-motion letters to obtain permission before filing any motions. The recusal request came after President Trump’s comments that the judge and his daughter were partisan and “Trump-hating,” leading the judge to recently allow prosecutors to file a motion asking that the gag order on President Trump be “clarified,” in the prosecution’s words, or “expanded” according to the defense, to cover the judge....