
Note from Elie: Judge Merchan Is Admirable - But He Should Recuse
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Judge Mershan's Donations to Trump's Criminal Case
Judge Mershan donated just $35 to a group dedicated to resisting Biden's radical left wing legacy. Would you be fine with him presiding over Trump's criminal case then? What if special counsel Robert Herr were to recommend charges against Joe Biden relating to retention of classified documents and Biden were to face potential imprisonment after he leaves office? Any such conviction presided over during an election season by a judge who donated to anti-Trump causes would face a realistic prospect of reversal on appeal. Recusal is not discipline or reprobation, it's a procedure designed to protect the integrity of our judicial processes.
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