'Ugly stuff': Trump suggests 'where he comes from' is why Judge Merchan 'hates' him

The defense in former President Donald Trump's New York hush money trial rested its case Tuesday, with closing arguments expected to begin Wednesday, May 29.

ABC News notes, "Prosecutors have argued that Trump falsified records because he characterized Michael Cohen's hush money reimbursement as legal expenses pursuant to a retainer agreement. Defense lawyers have argued that Cohen was paid by the company for years and never had a retainer agreement with Trump -- or needed to."

Trump has become known to make remarks in the hallway of the courtroom each day, and on Tuesday he claimed that presiding judge, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan "hates" him — and why.

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"The judge hates Donald Trump!" the MAGA hopeful told reporters. "Just take a look. Take a look at him! Just take a look at where he comes from."

Merchan is from Bogotá, Colombia.

Former DOJ attorney Eric Columus tweeted: This is ugly stuff. Judge Juan Merchan comes from Colombia. He moved to the U.S. as a kid. Remarkably, Judge Aileen Cannon was also born in Colombia — but I doubt Trump knows that.

Lawyer Bradley P. Moss wrote, "Judge Merchan came to the United States as a six year old. He grew up in and works to this day in NYC."

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Rolling Stone reporter Nikki McCann Ramírez replied: "Judge Merchan was born in Colombia, and raised in Queens, NY. It has no bearing on the case, but it's not the first time Trump has attacked a latino judge over their background --- see 2016 when he went after Judge Gonzalo Curiel over his Mexican heritage."

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