- Donald Trump began attacking the family of the judge presiding over his indictment in New York.
- Trump called Judge Juan Marchan and his family “Trump haters” on Tuesday night.
- A few hours ago, a judge warned him not to make statements that could endanger the safety of others.
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday verbally attacked the family of the judge overseeing his prosecution in Manhattan.
“This is our current situation. I have a Trump-hating judge and I have a Trump-hating wife and family whose daughter worked for Kamala Harris and now receives money from the Biden Harris campaign. I am,” Trump said, referring to the judge. Juan Mercian. Merchan is presiding over Trump’s case in Manhattan.
Trump did not provide a basis for the allegations he made about Marchan and his family.
former president said To his supporters at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, It was his first public statement after he was indicted in New York.
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Trump faces 34 felony charges from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for falsifying business records. Mr Trump pleaded not guilty.
Trump’s comments denouncing Marchan came six hours after Marchan warned the former president not to make comments that could “jeopardize his personal safety or well-being.”
“Please refrain from any comments or actions that may incite violence, cause civil unrest, or endanger your personal safety or well-being,” Marchan told Trump’s attorney.
The judge issued this warning to both sides, asking prosecutors to be careful not to make inflammatory public statements to witnesses. Merchan encouraged Trump’s legal team to do the same with Trump and “anyone else you need.”
That didn’t stop Trump from blaming Marchan and his family hours later.
The former president recalled Tuesday night how Marchan presided over the Trump Organization’s criminal trial, where the company’s former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty to financial crimes and testified.
“I will never forget what the prosecutor and the judge did to that man, because it was right in the old Soviet Union,” Trump told supporters in Florida on Tuesday.
Public attacks on Trump’s critics, political opponents, or people he dislikes often include insults and criticism of the target’s family.
he recently attracted attention Bragg’s wife in a Truth Social post On Monday, he called the prosecutor’s partner a “Trump-hating wife” — just as he attacked Marchan’s family.
Trump has also repeatedly attacked Elaine Chao, the wife of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, with the racist nickname “Coco Chow.” Mr. Chao served his four years in the Trump Cabinet as Secretary of Transportation.
And when he ran into Texas Senator Ted Cruz for the 2016 election, Trump drew controversy after calling Cruz’s wife “ugly” and posting remarks about her appearance on social media. I got caught up.
Trump’s representatives, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the New York State Court did not immediately respond to the insider’s request, which was sent outside of normal business hours.