Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter worked on Biden-Harris campaign
According to a report and online search, the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump, worked on the Biden-Harris campaign. Loren Merchan is the President and partner of Authentic Campaigns, a company that runs digital campaigns for Democratic candidates, according to Merchan’s archived LinkedIn account. The company’s website includes a testimonial from Rep. Adam Schiff, stating that they partner with clients to build award-winning online programs for progressive campaigns. Merchan worked as the Director of Digital Persuasion for Kamala Harris for the People from February to December 2019, which was during the 2020 presidential election. The Biden-Harris campaign was also a client of Authentic Campaigns, according to the company’s website.
Merchan’s LinkedIn account was disabled following a report by Gateway Pundit, which first reported on her work history. A Twitter account linked to Merchan also appeared to be deleted.
Trump’s response to the report
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social in response to the report, calling the venue “very unfair” and accusing the judge and his family of being “well-known Trump haters.” He also claimed that the judge was an “unfair disaster” during a previous Trump-related case, and that his daughter worked for “Kamala” and now the Biden-Harris campaign. Eric Trump, the former president’s son, tweeted that “this corruption is on a different level.”
Judge Merchan’s previous cases
Judge Merchan presided over a previous Trump-related case involving the Trump Organization and its former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg. During that case, Merchan said he would not allow Trump Organization attorneys to accuse Manhattan prosecutors of targeting the company out of animus for Trump. Merchan sentenced Weisselberg to five months in prison and ordered the Trump Organization to pay a $1.6 million fine, the maximum under state law, according to Fox News. Merchan is also the judge presiding over the fraud case against Steve Bannon in relation to the “We Build the Wall” organization, the outlet reported.
