Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani went on a racist rant targeting Juan Merchan, the Columbian-born judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York.
In a post on X/Twitter, Giuliani called Judge Merchan a “disgrace” who is not a traditional “Anglo-American jurist” while falsely attacking the judge for not allowing Trump to attend his son’s graduation.
“Judge Merchan is a disgrace and not a judge in the tradition of Anglo-American jurists. By refusing to allow Donald J. Trump to attend his son Barron’s graduation—something even guilty defendants would be allowed to do—he goes beyond the usual NYC judge selected by Democrat county bosses and is now making entirely political decisions,” Giuliani wrote. “Judge Merchan and his family have displayed a sick obsessive, hatred for this defendant.”
Giuliani spokesperson Ted Goodman told The Daily Beast that his use of the term ‘Anglo-American’ is not racist and anyone suggesting otherwise is trying to “smear the mayor.”
“He is obviously referring to Anglo-American common law, which refers to a type of law based on court decisions instead of written laws (IE: statutes),” Goodman said. “It’s based on the English legal system and is used in many countries, including the United States. The mayor worked for the Columbian government for five years and has received numerous awards from Columbian leaders.”
Judge Merchan has not issued a ruling yet on Trump’s lawyer’s request that his trial be adjourned on May 17 so Trump could attend his son’s graduation ceremony, according to The Associated Press.
However, Judge Merchan said that if the trial proceeds as planned he’s willing to adjourn for the day.
“It really depends on how we’re doing on time and where we are in the trial,” he said.
Tuesday was the second day of Trump’s first criminal trial. He faces 34 criminal counts of allegedly falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election campaign.
