Trump criticizes Mercha, a Democrat who “just wants to see if they can get a pound of flesh” amid failed deals

EXCLUSIVE: The newly elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, has been criticized Judge Juan Merchan Fox News Digital tells Democrats they “just want to see if they can get a pound of flesh because everything has failed” as New York rejects a request to dismiss charges against Trump.

Merchan rejected Trump’s request to fire him guilty verdict Against Trump in New York, it was brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and scheduled for sentencing on January 10 – just ten days before he is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

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Merchan said there will be no punishment, including jail, prison, fines or probation, but rather an “unconditional release,” which means there will be no punishment.

“Every major legal expert, including Andy McCarthy, Jonathan Turley, Gregg Jarrett and Eli Honig, has stated unequivocally that there was no case, there was no case, and it was just a witch hunt,” Trump Fox News Digital said in an exclusive interview. Friday “The judge is corrupt and I’m still under a gag order, I’m not allowed to talk about what he least wants me to talk about.”

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Trump said Merchan was “a totally inconsistent judge who did the job for the Democratic Party when all else failed.”

“I did absolutely nothing wrong,” Trump said. “This is a political witch hunt by Biden and the DOJ.”

He added: “They want to see if they can get a pound of flesh because every job has failed, including a frustrated Jack Smith who has returned to The Hague after losing every job.”

Trump told Fox News Digital that “no one has gone through what I’ve gone through — it’s a shame.”

The president-elect later called Mercha “the most controversial judge in the history of jurisprudence.”

“There’s never been a judge more conflicted,” Trump said. “There was no job. He created a job out of nothing because he wanted my political opponent to win.”

Merchan issued a gag order to Trump during the trial and refused to lift the order.

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Merch’s gag order prohibits Trump from making or directing public disclosures to others about witnesses or their potential involvement in the case, about an attorney — other than Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg — or court employees, DA employees or family members of employees. .

Trump was barred from speaking on the issue, said Merchan’s daughter, Lauren Merchan, who serves as president of Authentic Campaigns — a firm that has done political work for top Democratic clients such as President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Judge Juan Merchan punished Donald Trump (AP)

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has launched an investigation into Loren Mercha’s work at a Democratic-affiliated firm. Loren Merchan received over $7 million in compensation for her work for Vice President Harris in 2020.

Meanwhile, cases against Trump in all other jurisdictions have been dropped or stayed indefinitely.

A federal judge in Florida this summer dismissed a case brought against Trump by former special counsel Jack Smith alleging improper storage of classified documents. Judge Jude Aileen Cannon of the Southern District of Florida dismissed the charges, ruling that Smith was illegally appointed as special counsel.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrives at Daniel Penny’s trial after a lunch break at Manhattan Supreme Criminal Court on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in New York City. Closing arguments in Penny’s trial over Jordan’s 2023 subway death will begin today. Neely. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital) (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)

Smith’s lawsuit against Trump alleging interference in the 2020 election was also dismissed last month, and he closed his office.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges in both cases brought against him by Smith.

And last month, a Georgia appeals court disqualified Trump from prosecuting Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis and her team in the 2020 election meddling case.

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The court did not completely overturn Trump’s indictment, but Willis and the assistant DA in his office now have “no authority to proceed.”

“There’s no way that corrupt people like that can run a business and then have someone else take it over,” Trump told Fox News Digital last month. “It was a case of corruption, so how could it be taken over by someone else?”

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 15: Fulton County District Attorney Fanny Willis testifies during a hearing in the Georgia v. Donald John Trump case at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Judge Scott McAfee is hearing testimony from Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade about whether they should be disbarred for lying about personal relationships. (Photo by Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images) (Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images)

“The case was opened through corruption by an incompetent prosecutor who got millions of dollars through his girlfriend, and then they went on cruises all the time,” Trump said, referring to Willis. relationship with his team’s former prosecutor, Nathan Wade.

“That’s why the job is absolutely dead,” Trump said. “Everyone should apologize, including the wonderful patriots who have been involved for years.”

Special counsel Jack Smith recently asked to dismiss charges against Trump for allegedly meddling in the certification of the 2020 election. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Trump’s spokesman and incoming White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital that Mercha’s order “directly violates the Supreme Court’s immunity decision and other long-standing case law.”

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“This illegal case should never have been filed and the Constitution requires it to be dismissed immediately,” Cheung told Fox News Digital. “President Trump should be allowed to continue the Presidential Transition process and carry out the vital duties of the presidency unhindered by the remnants of this or any Witch Hunts.”

Cheung added: “There should be no convictions and President Trump will continue to fight these frauds until they are all dead.”