Claim: Social media posts seeking to discredit the judge who presided over former President Donald Trump's criminal case in New York have been circulating online. Contrary to a popular meme, the judge's wife works for a Republican district attorney, not the Democratic state attorney general, and his daughter was not personally paid by a high-profile Democrat.
Fact-check: Exaggerated Claims Circulate About Judge Merchan's Family - FactCheck.org
Verdict: social media posts seeking to discredit the judge who presided over former president donald trump's criminal case in new york have been circulating online. contrary to a popular meme, the judge's wife works for a republican district attorney, not the democratic state attorney general, and his daughter was not personally paid by a high-profile democrat.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2024-06-04T21:42:18