Judge Overseeing Trump ‘Hush Money’ Case Should Be Disqualified: Lawyer

Lawyer David Schoen criticized Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan for overseeing President Trump’s “hush money” case, pointing out that the judge could be compromised. “This judge has no interest in being fair,” Mr. Schoen, who represented former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment, said in an April 19 interview with Newsmax. “The American Bar Association put out a thing last week or so, saying that the lawyers should be standing up for these judges. I don’t have an interest in standing up for a judge who shouldn’t be on a case.” He pointed out that Judge Merchan’s disqualification is mandatory per New York law 100.3 e(1)d(iii), which states that a judge should disqualify themselves if “a person known by the judge to be within the sixth degree of relationship” has an “interest that could be substantially affected” by how the case proceeds....