Trump, 77, attacks DAUGHTER of judge in the Stormy Daniels trial: Ex-president ... trends now
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Donald Trump once again railed at the man overseeing the Stormy Daniels trial a day after Judge Juan Merchan set an April trial date despite a push by Trump's lawyers to dismiss the case.
Trump was inside a Manhattan courtroom with Merchan on Monday as lawyers argued about the start of his first criminal trial, now set for April 15. On Tuesday, he launched multiple online attacks on judges and prosecutors, even while calling Merchan a 'distinguished looking man.'
He targeted Merchan's daughter and bemoaned the treatment of former Trump Organization exec Allen Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty this month to lying under oath without agreeing to cooperate. It comes after his repeated attacks in his separate New York fraud trial prompted Judge Arthur Engoron to impose a 'gag' order prohibiting him from attacking his chief clerk.
'Judge Juan Merchan, a very distinguished looking man, is nevertheless a true and certified Trump Hater who suffers from a very serious case of Trump Derangement Syndrome,' Trump wrote.
Former President Donald Trump attacked the judge overseeing the Stormy Daniels case, while also going after his daughter
'In other words, he hates me! His daughter is a senior executive at a Super Liberal Democrat firm that works for Adam “Shifty” Schiff, the Democrat National Committee, (Dem)Senate Majority PAC, and even Crooked Joe Biden,' Trump wrote.
Trump's lawyers last year tried to force Merchan off the case by citing his daughter's work for Authentic Campaigns, a digital advocacy firm, but were denied.
Then Trump went after Merchan for his role overseeing the Weisselberg case. (He also
