A change in the political landscape means the judge overseeing former President Trump's criminal hush money case should be recused, defense attorneys argued Thursday.
Aaron Katersky, Katherine Faulders and Peter CharalambousA change in the nation's political landscape means the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump'sshould be recused, defense attorneys argued in a court filing made public Thursday.alleged conflict
"Your Honor's daughter has a long-standing relationship with Harris, including work for political campaigns. She has obtained -- and stands to obtain in the future -- extensive financial, professional, and personal benefits from her relationship with Harris," defense lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote.
This is the third time Trump's lawyers have attempted to have Judge Merchan removed from the case. Last year, New York's Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics determined that Merchan's impartiality "cannot reasonably be questioned" based on his daughter's professional work as a political consultant. In a separate filing made public Thursday, Trump's lawyers reiterated their argument that the case should be dismissed based on the Supreme Court's recentthat Trump has presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office.
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