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   From: yourdime@outlook.com   
      
   Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Judge Juan Merchan on Friday   
   after the New York judge denied his request to dismiss the criminal case   
   involving alleged hush-money payments and scheduled sentencing for January   
   10, just days before the presidential inauguration.   
      
   Donald Trump criticized Judge Juan Merchan after the judge denied his   
   request to dismiss a hush-money case and set sentencing for January 10.   
   Donald Trump criticized Judge Juan Merchan after the judge denied his   
   request to dismiss a hush-money case and set sentencing for January 10.   
   Judge Merchan, in his ruling on Friday, refused to dismiss the case and   
   stated he was inclined to impose an unconditional discharge—a rare   
   sentence that would relieve Trump of any obligations or conditions but   
   would still classify him as a convicted felon.   
      
   Trump accused Merchan of “breaking the law” and labeled him “deeply   
   conflicted” and “corrupt” in a statement released by his spokesperson,   
   Steve Cheung.   
      
   “Merchan took the Bragg Hoax that, according to all Legal Scholars, should   
   have been dead on arrival and, through his fraud and misconduct, gave it a   
   semblance of ‘life,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social, reiterating his claims   
   that the case was part of a broader campaign of “lawfare” against him. He   
   described the proceedings as an “illegitimate political attack” and a   
   “rigged charade.”   
      
   “This has to stop! It is time to end the Lawfare once and for all, so we   
   can come together as one Nation and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”   
      
   Trump's hush-money trial   
   The case, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, centres on   
   allegations that Trump falsified business records in connection with a   
   $130,000 payment made during the 2016 presidential campaign to adult film   
   actress Stormy Daniels.   
      
   Prosecutors allege the payment was intended to silence Daniels about an   
   alleged affair with Trump. Trump is accused of directing his former   
   attorney, Michael Cohen, to wire the funds and later reimbursing him in a   
   manner disguised as legal fees.   
      
   In May 2023, a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of   
   falsifying business records related to the scheme.   
      
   President-elect has repeatedly denied the charges and called the   
   prosecution a politically motivated “witch hunt.”   
      
   https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trump-claims-corrupt-   
   judge-merchan-broke-the-law-in-hush-money-case-101735979819016.html   
      
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