Senator JD Vance Calls for Federal Investigation into Judge Juan Merchan's ‘Conduct' in Trump Trial
[Breitbart] Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is calling for a federal investigation into Justice Juan Merchan, arguing he deprived former President Donald Trump of First Amendment rights in the Manhattan business records trial.
Vance, who is reportedly in contention to be Trump’s running mate, penned a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, calling for a probe into Merchan due to potential violations of sections 241 and 242 of Title 18.
"These statutes would seem to have quite a lot to say about the conduct of Juan Merchan, the New York trial judge and Democratic political donor who has set up a kangaroo court for Donald Trump in Manhattan," he wrote.
The Department of Justice notes that Section 242 "makes it a crime for someone acting under color of law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States."
"It is not necessary that the offense be motivated by racial bias or by any other animus," it adds.
Posted by: Besoeker 2024-05-30 |