Trump claims hush money trial judge thinks he's 'above the Supreme Court'
Donald Trump took a swipe Wednesday at the judge overseeing his New York hush money trial, accusing him of thinking he is "above the Supreme Court."
Speaking to Fox News, Trump slammed Judge Juan Merchan, accusing of "prohibiting" the former president from attending arguments Thursday on presidential immunity and calling it "the most important case in many years" before the high court.
Trump had requested be he allowed to attend arguments at the Supreme Court about Trump's immunity on Thursday, but Merchan denied the request.
The former president was also outraged when Merchan did not immediately approve his demand to attend his son Barron's graduation. As many reporters in the courtroom have noted, it is common practice to require criminal defendants to appear in court.
"Because he thinks he is above the Supreme Court, he is prohibiting me from going to the presidential immunity hearing where some of the great legal scholars will be arguing the case — the most important case in many years on the Supreme Court," Trump told Fox News Digital.
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"Without presidential immunity, the presidency becomes a ceremonial position only, it will be decimated," Trump continued. "He’s prohibiting me from going. He is a radical left Democrat."
Trump also claimed that virtually every legal scholar agreed with his claim, but this assertion does not stand up to fact and recent reports.
Legal analysts Ryan Goodman and Andrew Weissmann crafted a list of questions Wednesday that they suggested the High Court ask the two sides that includes: “Would President Biden be free to order the assassination of a political rival if the president felt his opponent was a threat to democracy?”
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"It’s an embarrassment to Crooked Joe Biden and the Democrat Party who are duly standing behind it and the judge is totally conflicted — totally conflicted," Trump told Fox News.
A ruling from the Supreme Court over the question of Trump's immunity in regards to his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, will likely come in June.
In comments from last week, Merchan acknowledged that being present for immunity arguments is a "big deal" for Trump,
"But a trial in New York Supreme Court… is also a big deal," Merchan said.