Former President Donald J. Trump is asking the decide overseeing his felony case in Manhattan to step apart, citing ties between the decide’s household and Democratic causes, Mr. Trump’s attorneys stated in an announcement Wednesday.
The movement for recusal, which has not but been filed publicly, represents the newest effort by Mr. Trump’s attorneys to maneuver his case away from the decide, Juan M. Merchan of State Supreme Courtroom in Manhattan.
The Trump authorized staff additionally lately sought to shift the case,…
