In a bombshell revelation, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) claims there are significant connections between Vice President Kamala Harris and Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump.
Luna alleges that Judge Merchan permitted Congressman Dan Goldman (D-CT) to prepare Michael Cohen as a witness. Goldman, a staunch defender of President Joe Biden, reportedly has ties to Merchan’s daughter, Loren Merchan, a Democratic operative who worked as a political consultant for his campaign. Loren Merchan is also associated with the consultant firm that managed fundraising for Harris.
“Interestingly enough when Cohen started to be asked whether or not he thought that New York had a corrupt judicial system, he actually had his own quotes used against him. And Judge Merchan was actually sitting there uncomfortably moving in his seat,” Luna stated to Fox News’ Jesse Watters. She continued, “We found out that Representative Goldman…prepared Cohen for the testimony today, but he’s also a client of the judge’s daughter at the same firm that fundraises for Kamala Harris. So when I say this is incestual, and when I say that we are exposing them for everything that they are, which is a complete sham, I mean it.”
Luna added, “Although the president may not be able to speak on behalf of this trial, I can. What I can tell the American people is that the president is in fighting spirits, he knows that he’s going to win. The jurors sat there and shook their heads every single time — all four times that Cohen admitted that he lied to members of Congress. So to put it in perspective I think that their trial is falling apart, again.”
Luna and other Republicans, including Matt Gaetz (R-FL), have traveled to Manhattan to support Trump, expressing their belief in the politicized nature of the trial. Trump has criticized Loren Merchan’s connections to Authentic Campaigns, which consulted for top Democrats like Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). Schiff is alleged to have collected over $90 million for his U.S. Senate campaign by fundraising off the trial.
It remains unclear if Loren Merchan is still working with the firm. Her LinkedIn profile, which listed her as the digital fundraising director for Harris during the 2020 campaign, has been made private following conservative outcry. In August, Judge Merchan confirmed his daughter’s connection to the firm and expanded a gag order over Trump, fining him at least $9,000 for previous violations.
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