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4. Judge Merchan's daughter was cleared by ethics board before Trump complained: legal expert

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This issue has been already litigated and a states ethics panel ruled on this supposed conflict

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https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hush-money-judge-ethics/

Donald Trump filed a motion for Judge Juan Merchan to recuse himself from the trial last year, but it was only after the judge requested a ruling about the matter from an ethics board.

MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin pointed to the timeline of the motion, explaining that on May 4, 2023, the New York State Judicial Ethics Advisory Board reviewed Merchan for possible conflicts and determined there were none.

"We see nothing in the inquiry to suggest that the outcome of the case could have any effect on the judge's relative, the relative's business, or any of their interests," the committee found, an ABC News report quoted.

"There is simply nothing new here that would alter this Court's prior conclusion that nothing about this proceeding will directly benefit Authentic or this Court's family member, let alone this Court," wrote prosecutor Matthew Colangelo when responding to Trump's motion.

Here is part of the prior ruling by the ethics panel

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TFG's latest motion will not succeed