There are 24 sitting judges in NY county, and Merchan is an "acting" judge. He's not even on that list!
— Michelle #FJB (@MichelleRM68) May 30, 2024
They're assigned cases randomly, so it's STATISTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE that this judge was assigned to the Trump Organization case, the Hush money case & the Steve Bannon Case!👇 pic.twitter.com/rQJwaIMz9e
AP Afternoon wire 1/21/2026
https://link.apnews.com/view/6384e664f758a232d808139apzrcv.7uj6/01cf45d2
