法官曼努埃尔·M·默坎（Manuel M. Merchan）拒绝了特朗普辩护团队的回避请求。 Judge Manuel M. Merchan denies Trump's defense team's request to recuse himself .

负责审理特朗普封口费案的法官曼努埃尔·M·默坎 (Manuel M. Merchan) 拒绝了特朗普辩护团队提出的回避请求。 Judge overseeing Trump's hush money case, Manuel M. Merchan, has denied a request from Trump's defense team to recuse himself from the trial. 审判将于周一开始，涉及特朗普伪造记录以向选民隐瞒性丑闻的指控。 The trial is set to begin on Monday and involves allegations that Trump falsified records to conceal a sex scandal from voters. 特朗普的法律团队曾辩称，法官应该因明显存在偏见而辞职，但他们的请求没有得到批准。 Trump's legal team had argued that the judge should step aside due to perceived bias, but their request was not granted.