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Turley: Judge ‘Hand-Picked’ to Oversee Trump Persecution Illegally Donated to Biden and the Democrats
 [AOSHQ] George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Monday that the judge in the Trump business records trial violated ethics rules with his donation to President Joe Biden's 2020 election campaign, and questioned why he was presiding over the case at all.Merchan made a $15 donation to Biden's election campaign in 2020, a $10 donation to a group called "Stop Republicans" and a $10 donation to a "Progressive Turnout Project," according to data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Turley said that the small size of the donation was irrelevant. "It is very clear, they say you can't make political contributions and he did," Turley said on "Fox and Friends" after co-host Ainsley Earhardt mentioned the donations. "And the fact it is 'de minimus' or small, really, I think, misses the point. You make donations to show your support, that is what that $15 did." "What's also concerning for many is that Merchan was not randomly selected, he was hand-picked as the judge for this case, and many of us don't understand it," Turley continued. "You have a judge who is donor to the president, whose daughter is a major Democratic operative, you would think this would be an easy call, there are plenty of other judges." ... "He's not going to be held accountable to the bar association, but this is one of the many aspects of this trial that are troubling to those who view this as the weaponization of the system," Turley said. Related: Merchan 05/19/2024 Just When You Think the Trump Trial Couldn't Get More Corrupt, This Guy Shows Up Merchan 05/18/2024 Georgia court allows Donald Trump's appeal to remove the Fulton County DA from his election fraud case Merchan 05/17/2024 Obama-Appointed Judge Smacks Down Marc Elias' 'Absurd' Election Lawfare Related: Jonathan Turley 05/08/2024 Bragg's Case Against Trump Is Imploding Fast Jonathan Turley 04/27/2024 Here's Why Alvin Bragg's Case Against Donald Trump Is Collapsing Jonathan Turley 04/19/2024 Prosecutors accuse Trump of breaching gag order 7 more times: 'It's ridiculous' Posted by: DarthVader 2024-05-20 |
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