House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is investigating the daughter of the judge who presided over former President Trump's criminal trial in New York for her past work for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Fox News Digital has obtained a letter Jordan (R-Ohio) sent to Loren Merchan, the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan who presided over New York v. Trump.
Earlier this year a New York jury found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.
However, before the trial was underway, Trump's legal team urged Judge Merchan to recuse himself from the case due to his daughter's work for Democrat-affiliated political work for a firm called Authentic Campaigns, Inc. Trump lawyers said the company “services exclusively Democrat clients” and is “the #21 ranked vendor in the country in connection with the 2024 election.”
Trump lawyers, at the time, said Loren Merchan “has a direct financial interest in these proceedings by virtue of her ownership stake and leadership role at Authentic Campaigns, Inc.”
In a letter to Loren Merchan Thursday, Jordan highlighted her work related to Harris.
“During your time working on behalf of Vice President Harris, Authentic Campaigns received over $7 million in compensation for its services,” he wrote. “According to your now-deleted LinkedIn, after Vice President Harris dropped out of the Democrat primary, you were promoted to President of Authentic Campaigns.”
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“Authentic Campaigns then conducted work for the 2020 Biden-Harris campaign, which included “digital paid media, design and development, social media, mobile messaging, [and] artificial intelligence,” Jordan continued.
Based on the funds collected by the firm through its work with top Democrats – also including Rep. Adam Schiff and the Senate Majority PAC – Jordan said “at a minimum, there is a perception that you and Authentic Campaigns could profit considerably from President Trump's prosecution in a forum overseen by your father.”
Jordan is now demanding Loren Merchan turn over “all contracts and invoices referring or relating to work performed by Authentic Campaigns” for work on behalf of the Biden campaign, the Harris campaign, or the Democratic National Committee from the period of Jan. 1, 2023 to the present.
He is also demanding “all documents and communications between or among Authentic Campaigns or any of its employees, agents, or representatives, the Biden for President campaign, or the Harris for President campaign referring or relating to the indictment, prosecution, or conviction of President Donald J. Trump for the period April 1, 2023, to the present.”
He is also asking for records related to any work the company performed related to Trump's indictment, prosecution or commitment, and communications with her father, Judge Juan Merchan, related to the indictment, prosecution or conviction of Trump.
Jordan gave her a deadline of August 8 to comply with his request.
Every single thing the judge decided in this case was a very BIG DEAL to his daughter because she had basically “insider trader” information nobody else had. This judge should have recused himself but did not and I have no doubt he knew it would affect his daughters. financial windfall. This judge should have been removed from the case as soon as his daughters connections were exposed.