Trump Wants Appeals Court to ‘Take Over’ New York Case

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning called for the appeals court to “take over” the New York trial in which he’s accused of falsifying business records.

This week, the first witness in the so-called “hush-money” trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, gave testimony in the case. The former president is accused of falsifying business records to suppress negative allegations during the 2016 campaign, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

“We have a Rigged Judge, who is working for the Democrat Party and refuses to terminate this ‘case,’ which should have never been brought by Soft on Crime Alvin Bragg,” President Trump wrote early on Wednesday morning via Truth Social in one of many calls for Justice Juan Merchan to step down. “Judge Merchan should immediately [be] removed, and the Appellate Courts have to take over.”

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