The firm, Authentic Campaigns, is headed by Loren Merchan, the 34-year-old daughter of the New York judge now overseeing the so-called hush money case against Trump.
Judge Juan Merchan just set an April 15 trial date for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's multi-count indictment accusing Trump of falsifying business records related to a payout made to former porn star Stormy Daniels over an alleged sexual encounter.
Denouncing Trump's "Speculative and hypothetical scenarios" as to how the judge and his daughter would profit off the court proceedings against Trump, Merchan attached to his order a three-page analysis by the New York Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics to bolster his decision not to recuse.
Did Loren Merchan advise Schiff on any matter related to Cohen?
Schiff traveled to New York at least four times to meet with Cohen to discuss his February 2019 public testimony before Congress; Schiff later insisted Cohen's appearance had "Bolstered his credibility."
Further, Schiff remains a client of Loren Merchan while opining about the case now before Judge Merchan.
One could even argue Merchan is goading Team Trump by allowing Cohen to testify, a move Trump opposes, while prohibiting Trump from criticizing his former "Fixer." In a gag order issued last week, Merchan banned Trump from "Making or directing others to make public statements about known or reasonably foreseeable witnesses concerning their potential participation in the investigation or in this criminal proceeding." The group includes Cohen.
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