Daughter of judge presiding over Trump's hush money case worked for Kamala and ... trends now
Speculation of political bias is heightening surrounding Donald Trump's indictment after it was revealed the daughter of the judge presiding over the case worked for Vice President Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential run and a slew of other progressive campaigns.
Trump railed against Judge Juan Manuel Merchan in a social media rant ahead of his arraignment on Tuesday afternoon with a post claiming the judge is from a 'family of well known Trump haters.'
Loren Merchan, the 34-year-old daughter of the Manhattan judge, is partner and president of Authentic Campaigns, a progressive digital firm, and worked on several high-profile Democratic campaigns – including for President Joe Biden.
The work of the judge's daughter led to increased claims from former President Trump that the judge 'hates me' and that the Stormy Daniels hush money case against him in Manhattan is rigged, biased and part of the politicalization and criminalization of the U.S. justice system.
Trump demanded just hours before his historic arraignment on Tuesday afternoon that the case in question be moved from Manhattan to the more Republican-friendly Staten Island.
Manhattan Judge Juan Manuel Merchan and his daughter, Loren Merchan, 34, who works for progressive digital strategies firm Authentic Campaigns
Loren Merchan's work, including on Vice President Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential primary run and Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, have drawn criticism from Trump, who claims Judge Merchan is a 'Trump hater'
A grand jury decided to charge the ex-president Thursday after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg pursued the case.
The former president tore into the DA and judge's supposed anti-Trump sentiment on Truth Social. He said Tuesday morning that Staten Island would provide a 'very fair and secure' alternative location – even though he will be flanked by Secret Service and other law enforcement throughout the process on Tuesday.
Loren Merchan worked as the director of digital for Harris' 2020 presidential campaign from February 2019 until December of the same year, according to her LinkedIn.
Merchan's firm, Authentic, continued working for Harris and then-candidate Joe Biden after the eventual first-ever female vice president ended her unsuccessful campaign for president and joined Biden's ticket.
She concluded her work with the campaign to move to fill the same role at Authentic Campaigns progressive digital strategies firm. She climbed the ladder over five years at the firm and is now Partner, president and COO of Authentic Campaigns.
Donald Trump demanded in a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning that the Stormy Daniels hush money case be moved from 'unfair' Manhattan and taken out of the jurisdiction of Judge Merchan and moved to the more Republican-friendly borough of Staten Island
A picture from Loren Merchan's Facebook shows her holding a glass of white wine whole wearing a t-shirt for Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential run, which she worked with as digital director
After leaving Harris' campaign, she joined Authentic Campaigns, which worked with the eventual VP after she joined Joe Biden's ticket
Loren Merchan married last year Taylor Harper, a geographer at the U.S. Census. Her father officiated the ceremony in Virginia last June
The firm's clients include Harris and Biden, as well as other progressive and Democratic politicians like California Gov. Gavin Newsom, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, among several others.
Merchan married her now husband Taylor Harper, a geographer at the U.S. Census, in June last year. They were married
