Posted on 09/08/2024 3:41:54 PM PDT by Libloather
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) filed another ethics complaint against Judge Juan Merchan on Friday, accusing the acting Manhattan Supreme Court justice of a conflict of interest due to his daughter’s recent work for the Kamala Harris campaign.
Stefanik asked the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct to launch “a fresh inquiry” into a $468 payment from the Harris camp to Loren Merchan’s digital political consulting and marketing firm, Authentic Campaigns.
The transaction took place July 30, days after the suspension of President Biden’s re-election effort, and was “one of the very first things that Harris did upon taking over the Biden campaign infrastructure,” Stefanik said in the letter, which was first reported by NBC News.
The Biden campaign had not employed Authentic Campaigns, which assists Democratic candidates, “for web hosting services,” opting to use Amazon Web Services instead.
“This is merely the beginning of a new contract with a new campaign, regardless of the amount reimbursed,” Stefanik noted. “Sure, there’s an immediate benefit, but this is a play at a potential larger benefit for Authentic and Merchan down the road.”
As a result, the House Republican conference chairwoman argued the judge — who had been set to sentence former President Donald Trump in his “hush money” case on Sept. 18 — must recuse himself from the case.
“The Code of Conduct, specifically § 100.3(E)(1)(d)(iii), dictates that a judge must recuse from a case where a relative up to and including the sixth degree has a financial interest in the outcome of the case,” Stefanik added. “Ms. Merchan is related to Justice Merchan in the first degree.”
“Authentic has a newly active financial relationship with Vice President Harris’s campaign. President Trump’s sentencing, an event which will garner worldwide media coverage, is imminent,” she went on.
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At this point the judge might as well recuse since he pushed it out past the election.
What?! Already?!
Wow she’s quick. Trial has been working for years.
I have always liked Stefanik. She’s a bit Star Trekish but her actions speak volumes.
If there was a honest, professional national press - print, TV, radio and internet - this illegality would not stand.
I thought sentencing was on 18 September?
Wetback cur Merchan postponed it to 11/26 just a few days ago.
Thanks...I didn’t know that.
He changed it to end of November
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