House Judiciary requests documents related to Trump hush money trial from judge's daughter

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Thursday sent a letter to New York Judge Juan Merchan's daughter, requesting documents related to her father's alleged conflicts of interest in prosecuting former President Donald Trump.

Merchan presided over Trump's hush money trial earlier this year, despite calls for him to recuse himself because of his daughter's work on behalf of the former president's political adversaries. His daughter, Loren Merchan, is president of Authentic Campaigns Inc., which the committee claims benefitted from Trump's prosecution and conviction.

Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels.  

"In testimony to the Committee, experts have explained how Judge Merchan made several errors before and during President Trump’s trial that violated due process, infringed upon his First Amendment rights, and prevented him from receiving a fair trial," House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan wrote in the letter. "Among other fundamental errors, Judge Merchan admitted into evidence plainly inadmissible, irrelevant, and prejudicial testimony against President Trump, while limiting President Trump’s ability to rebut it."

The judge's refusal to recuse himself has been met with criticism from both sides of the political aisle, including a left-wing legal analyst who claimed Merchan “absolutely should have recused himself," per the letter.

The letter also requested documents related to Loren Merchan's work with the Democratic Party, and her ties to Vice President Kamala Harris. It also requested all documents and communications referring or related to work performed by her company that refers to the indictment, prosecution, or conviction of Trump for the period April 1, 2023, to the present.

The committee said the requests are part of their work of "conducting oversight of politically motivated prosecutions by state and local officials."

Loren Merchan is expected to turn over the requested documents by the close of business day on Aug. 8.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.