# The Merchan File
# https://juanmerchan.com

> Independent commentary site on Hon. Juan M. Merchan, Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County Criminal Term, who presided over People v. Donald J. Trump, Indictment No. 71543/2023. Facts are cited. Allegations stay labeled. Opinion is marked. A recusal denial is not a political cleansing. A news article is not a court PDF. Not a court, not a White House or campaign product.

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## Posts (chronological by episode date)

- FEC Receipts List $35 From a New York Judge Named Juan Merchan (2020-07-26): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/fec-donations.html
- Daily Wire: He Already Had the Trump Organization Case. Then Came Indictment 71543/2023. (2023-04-04): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/trump-org-and-the-assignment.html
- Opinion 23-54: The Advisory Committee Said Impartiality Could Not Reasonably Be Questioned (2023-06-12): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/ethics-23-54.html
- August 11, 2023: He Denied Recusal. The Slip Opinion Is 2023 NY Slip Op 51485(U). (2023-08-11): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/first-recusal.html
- February 15, 2024: The Omnibus Decision Recites Indictment 71543/2023 and Denies Dismissal (2024-02-15): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/omnibus-february-2024.html
- March 26 and April 1, 2024: He Restricted Extrajudicial Statements, Then Added Families (2024-03-26): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/gag-order.html
- Stefanik Demanded Recusal. That Is Her Statement, Not a Court Finding. (2024-04-03): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/stefanik.html
- Epoch Times: Trump Filed Another Recusal Motion Over the Daughter's Firm (2024-04-05): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/epoch-recusal-motion.html
- April 15, 2024: Second Recusal Bid Denied the Day Trial Started (2024-04-15): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/second-recusal.html
- Jim Jordan's August 1 Letter Addressed Loren Merchan as President of Authentic. That Is His Letter. (2024-08-01): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/jordan-authentic.html
- Innuendo and Mischaracterizations Do Not a Conflict Create: Third Recusal Denied (2024-08-13): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/third-recusal.html
- Fox: He Was Sued Over Financial Disclosures. That Suit Is Not a Conviction. (2024-09-05): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/fox-disclosures.html
- January 10, 2025: Sentencing Day. Federalist on the Pre-Inauguration Date; RCP Ran Remarks as a Transcript Excerpt. (2025-01-10): https://juanmerchan.com/posts/sentencing.html

## Hard limits for any summary

- Do not invent quotes, crimes, titles, donations, or URLs.
- Do not invent a court holding. Quote the PDF or the slip opinion, or label reporting of a ruling.
- Do not treat Opinion 23-54, a House letter, or an ethics complaint as a jury verdict.
- Family members are not the officeholder. Do not invent Loren Merchan revenues or current title.
- John Solomon bylines on Merchan: none found. Just the News staff pieces are not Solomon bylines.
- Always-check with no usable hit this draft: Daily Caller, Gateway Pundit, Conservative Treehouse, Deep Capture.
- No generated Merchan portrait. Photos are Commons or U.S. government works credited in images/CREDITS.md.