Former President Donald Trump’s request for a federal judge to recuse himself from overseeing a lawsuit involving hush money payments to Stormy Daniels has been denied. The judge, Judge Loretta A. Preska, ruled that there was no basis for her recusal and that Trump’s arguments were without merit. The lawsuit, which was filed by the former adult film actress, alleges that Trump and his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, conspired to cover up an affair between Trump and Daniels. Trump’s legal team had argued that Judge Preska should recuse herself from the case because of comments she made at a 2019 congressional hearing about the need for judicial ethics training. However, Judge Preska found that her comments did not demonstrate any bias or prejudice against Trump and that she could remain impartial in overseeing the case. The lawsuit is part of a larger legal battle over the hush money payments, which are also the subject of a criminal investigation in New York.
Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
Former President Donald Trump’s request for a federal judge to recuse himself from overseeing a lawsuit involving hush money payments to Stormy Daniels has been denied. The judge, Judge Loretta A. Preska, ruled that there was no basis for her recusal and that Trump’s arguments were without merit. The lawsuit, which was filed by the former adult film actress, alleges that Trump and his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, conspired to cover up an affair between Trump and Daniels. Trump’s legal team had argued that Judge Preska should recuse herself from the case because of comments she made at a 2019 congressional hearing about the need for judicial ethics training. However, Judge Preska found that her comments did not demonstrate any bias or prejudice against Trump and that she could remain impartial in overseeing the case. The lawsuit is part of a larger legal battle over the hush money payments, which are also the subject of a criminal investigation in New York.