Former President Donald Trump criticized Judge Juan Merchan and denounced the hush money trial as a 'scam' during his departure from the Manhattan courthouse on Monday. Trump expressed his belief that the ongoing legal proceedings were detrimental to democracy in the United States, referring to them as a 'terrible thing.'
Trump further characterized the case as a 'rigged deal' and questioned the impartiality of Judge Merchan, labeling him as 'conflicted.'
