Trump Loses Bids To Boot NYC Judge And Move Trial

Law & Crime reports:

Former President Donald Trump lost out twice in one day in appellate court on two issues central to his public criticisms of the hush-money trial, namely that he can’t get a fair trial in liberal, media-driven Manhattan and can’t get a fair trial before a “conflicted” judge.

On Thursday, the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, refused to move the trial venue out of Manhattan and to any one of Suffolk County (Long Island), Orange County (Hudson Valley), Richmond County (Staten Island), or Rockland County.

“The appellate court also refused to find that Acting New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan improperly decided not to recuse himself from the case.

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‘Petitioner has failed’: Trump dealt double-whammy of losses as hush-money judge remains on case and trial stays in Manhattan https://t.co/Rw1jEn07tv

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