Trump Calls For New York Judge To Be Disbarred After Hush Money Conviction Advances

President-elect Trump in a weekend rant turned his ire on the New York judge who ordered sentencing to begin next week in his hush money case, calling him “the most conflicted judge in New York State history.”

“I never falsified business records. It is a fake, made up charge by a corrupt judge who is just doing the work of the Biden/Harris Injustice Department, an attack on their political opponent, ME!,” he wrote on Truth Social on Saturday morning, echoing his initial response.

“He created a case where there was none. Keeps a ‘gag order’ on me so that I can’t talk about how crooked he is,” Trump continued. “The Fake News knows all about it, but they refuse to talk. He may be the most conflicted judge in New York State history.”

His comments come a day after Judge Juan Merchan announced that sentencing for the president-elect’s 34-count felony conviction would begin on Jan. 10 — handing Trump a blow after he demanded his case be dismissed following his election win.

Despite the decision to move forward with the case, Merchan signaled he is inclined to propose no punishment in the case connected to a payment made to an adult film star to cover up an alleged affair during the 2016 election. The New York judge cited the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling in making that choice, especially as Trump prepares to take the oath of office later this month.

Still, the president-elect continued to rail against Merchan, calling him a “totally out of control, Trump hating judge” and again called for him to be disbarred.

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