Trump said that Judge Juan Merchan, whom he will meet during arraignment next week, 'hates' him and had 'railroaded' former Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg.
podcast, calling the development a"move towards fulfilling" the"promise" that"no man is above the law."
"The arraignment hearing is the first eyeball to eyeball meeting between the judge and the defendant," Kirschner said."And that is often the first time that, for the defendant, it becomes very real." Trump's arraignment hearing could host an awkward first meeting between the judge and the former president, who lashed out at Merchan in a Truth Social post on Friday. Trump accused the judge of participating in a"witch hunt" and said that he had"railroaded" Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty to multiple"The Judge 'assigned' to my Witch Hunt Case, a 'Case' that has NEVER BEEN CHARGED BEFORE, HATES ME," Trump wrote.
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