US judge rejects Trump's bid to unseat him in hush money case
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New York: DonaldTrumpfailed for a third time on Wednesday to force out the judge who is due to sentence him for covering up hush money payments. La...
New York: Donald Trump failed for a third time on Wednesday to force out the judge who is due to sentence him for covering up hush money payments.
Lawyers for the Republican presidential nominee had again argued that the work of judge Juan Merchan's daughter for a Democrat-leaning organization created a "perceived conflict of interest" and that he should recuse himself.
A jury convicted the former president of 34 felonies in May for covering up payments to silence former adult star Stormy Daniels over an alleged affair.
On September 16, the judge will consider a separate request by Trump's lawyers to overturn the verdict and dismiss the case following a Supreme Court ruling in July on presidential immunity.
Depending on the outcome of that hearing, Merchan has scheduled Trump's sentencing for September 18.
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