Merchan plans to sentence Trump on Friday. AP So the judge has been dragging things out so that he can sentence Trump on Friday, barely a week before the inauguration and with insufficient time to ...

Joyce Vance discusses Merchan citing a recent report from Chief Justice John Roberts while announcing Trump's sentencing date.

However, this Court is prohibited from deciding such claims on the basis of mere hearsay and conjecture," the judge wrote. Merchan's letter did not provide any additional context about Trump's ...

At one point, Trump, appearing virtually, leaned forward, looking at Judge Juan Merchan, and referenced the November election, suggesting that it represented a repudiation of this case.

However, this Court is prohibited from deciding such claims on the basis of mere hearsay and conjecture," the judge wrote. Merchan's letter did not provide any additional context about Trump's ...

Throughout the duration of the trial, figures on Fox News have lobbed at least 220 such attacks at Merchan, suggesting that the judge has an anti-Trump bias so the “fix is in,” attacking his ...

Attorneys and legal experts railed against New York Judge Juan Merchan sentencing President-elect Donald Trump in the NY v. Trump case just days ahead of his inauguration as president, saying the ...

With Trump 10 days from inauguration, Judge Juan M. Merchan has indicated he plans a no-penalty sentence called an unconditional discharge, and prosecutors aren't opposing it. That would mean no jail ...

And Judge Merchan made it abundantly clear that it was not the president who deserved or whose position necessitated the treatment. Rather, it was the legal protections afforded to the office ...

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche sent the letter to Judge Juan Merchan on Wednesday after the judge rejected the defense’s latest request that he step aside from the case. The former president was ...

In a letter to Merchan on Monday, Bragg urged the judge to proceed with Friday's sentencing, "given the strong public interest in prompt prosecution and the finality of criminal proceedings." ...

Judge Juan Merchan gave Trump an “unconditional discharge”—meaning his conviction stands, but he won’t face any penalties—after Trump was found guilty in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business ...