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Judge Refuses to Step Aside in Trump Hush Money Case

REJECTED

Trump had argued that Judge Juan Merchan was irreparably biased given his daughter’s work for a digital marketing agency that works often with Democratic candidates.

Brett Bachman
Brett Bachman 

Night Editor

A New York state judge on Monday declined to step aside after former President Donald Trump demanded that he recuse himself from his hush-money case.
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
Brett Bachman

Brett Bachman

Night Editor

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