In the week’s leading up to his own trial, Trump repeatedly attacked both Merchan and his adult daughter, who is part owner of a political consulting and marketing company that has worked on ...

Claims accusing Merchan of bias often revolved around his daughter’s work and his political donations, with figures on Fox arguing that the judge couldn’t be impartial in the face of those facts.

including his adult daughter’s work with a Democratic consulting firm. Merchan, who The New York Times has reported is a native of Colombia, grew up in Queens and graduated from Hofstra ...

Mr. Trump asked Justice Merchan to recuse himself from his trial, citing the judge’s daughter’s work as a Democratic consultant. The judge sought guidance from a state advisory committee on ...