Opinion
Editorial: Justice Juan Merchan got it just right with Donald Trump’s sentencing
New York Justice Juan Merchan’s decision to let Donald Trump go unpunished for his 34 felony-count convictions was the right one.
Opinion
Judge Merchan tries to defend himself after Trump sentencing — but he and Bragg are responsible for this monster
On Friday, the sentencing of President-Elect Donald Trump saw one of the most impassioned defense arguments given at such a hearing in years … from the judge himself.
The Judge Imposing Trump’s Sentence Has Felt the Brunt of His Attacks
Justice Juan M. Merchan, an even-keeled jurist, has been in the president-elect’s cross-hairs for nearly two years.
Trump Rages at Judge Merchan Even After Getting a Slap on Wrist
Donald Trump, despite learning Friday that he would not be given prison time, probation, or even a fine as a result of his felony conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records, still found a way to complain about the very judge who made that decision.
Opinion
Judge Juan Merchan’s vendetta against Donald Trump has reached Captain Ahab-level madness
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is abusing his power one last time in a bid to ensure that Donald Trump is technically a convicted felon when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.
Judge Merchan Offers 'Twist' Days Before Donald Trump Sentencing: Attorney
Joyce Vance discusses Merchan citing a recent report from Chief Justice John Roberts while announcing Trump's sentencing date.
At Trump's Sentencing, a Measured Judge Confronts a President-Elect
On Friday, a New York judge imposed a sentence that ensures Donald Trump will be the first convicted felon to enter the White House when he is sworn in as president on Jan. 20. It was a brief and relatively calm final encounter of Trump's relationship with Justice Juan Merchan over 21 months and featured accusations of political bias from the former and stern dressings-down from the latter.
New York Judge Juan Merchan made Donald Trump sentencing audio available
New York State Judge Juan Merchan sentences U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he appears remotely alongside his lawyer Todd Blanche for a sentencing hearing in the criminal cas
Trump sentencing: Judge gives Trump 'unconditional discharge' to respect presidency
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his historic hush money case to an unconditional discharge -- allowing Trump to avoid prison, fines or probation, but cementing his status as a convicted felon just 10 days before he takes the oath of office for his second term.
Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment
President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced in his New York hush money case, but Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to impose any punishment.
NY judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge in criminal case
The 'Outnumbered' panel reacts to Judge Juan Merchan sentencing President-elect Donald Trump in his New York criminal case just days before his inauguration.
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Trump’s Felony Conviction Appeal Will Show How Fully He’s Above the Law
Trump’s appeal will decide how the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling applies to his hush money case.
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Judge Merchan Chews Up 7 Minutes Bemoaning That Trump’s Election Win Prevents Him From Imposing Harsher Sentence
Judge Juan Merchan spent seven minutes during Friday’s sentencing hearing bemoaning that President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
The President-Elect Is a Felon, but His Sentence Carries No Penalty
Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that leniency was due the office of the ...
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The End of the Trump Prosecutions
Only one of the four criminal cases against Trump ever reached the trial stage, the Manhattan hush-money case. It culminated ...
Juan Merchan defends the rule of law
Trump will be the first felon to serve as a U.S. president.” That said, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan strongly ...
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When You Come at the King
If they are confirmed by the Senate, which looks like a certainty, they will come into Main Justice, the department’s ...