Trump's lawyers request recusal of judge in hush money case over political bias and family ties.

Donald Trump's lawyers have requested Judge Juan Manuel Merchan to step aside from his criminal case in New York City, citing anti-Trump bias and a conflict of interest arising from his daughter's work for some of Trump's Democratic rivals. Trump's lawyers allege that Merchan tipped the scales in two other Trump-related cases by involving himself in plea negotiations for Trump's longtime finance chief and requiring him to testify against Trump's company in exchange for a five-month jail sentence. The decision on recusal is up to Merchan himself, who previously rejected such a request when Trump's company was on trial.