Judge Rejects Trump's Latest Demand to Step Aside from Hush Money Criminal Case

Judge Juan Merchan has denied a request from Donald Trump's lawyers to recuse himself from the case involving hush money paid to a porn star, specifically Stormy Daniels. This is the third time Merchan has rejected such a request, with Trump's lawyers arguing that Merchan's daughter's work as a political consultant poses a conflict of interest. Merchan is scheduled to sentence Trump on September 18, following his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to the payment to Daniels.