Trump Spreads Apparent Hoax Attacking Judge’s Daughter

“It was an explosive claim from Donald Trump, just weeks before his Manhattan criminal trial is set to begin: He assailed the judge’s daughter on Wednesday, saying she had used an image of the former president behind bars as a social media profile picture,” the New York Times reports.

“The photo made it ‘completely impossible for me to get a fair trial,’ Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social. He demanded that the judge, Juan Merchan, recuse himself.”

“But there was a problem with his claim: The New York State Court system says the account on X is bogus.”