Clients of New York Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter, Loren Merchan, and the progressive consulting firm she manages are raking in cash off of the conviction of former President Donald Trump in a New York City show trial her father oversaw. Loren Merchan’s firm, Authentic Campaigns, did not respond to The Federalist’s questions about the obvious conflict of interest her position poses.
After a jury pulled from a pool of Biden voters found Trump guilty of 34 counts of bookkeeping fraud, Democrat California Rep. Adam Schiff, a client of Authentic Campaigns, immediately began fundraising off of the verdict.
Democrat California Rep. Adam Schiff, a client of Authentic Campaigns, spent the days after a jury pulled from a pool of Biden voters found Trump guilty of 34 counts of bookkeeping fraud, fundraising off of the verdict. Schiff, listed as Authentic Campaigns’ highest-paying client, has made 32 payments totaling nearly $5 million to the firm in the 2024 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.
In a campaign fundraising email obtained by The Federalist, Schiff’s campaign urged its supporters to rush donations: “Rush $10 to my campaign before our May fundraising deadline at midnight tonight to help defeat Trump and defend the rule of law.”
The Federalist submitted multiple requests for comment to the firm but received no response regarding the conflict of interest created by Judge Merchan’s daughter’s firm raising millions from a case he presided over.
Since last April, Schiff has raised $20 million by leveraging Trump’s indictment, according to
