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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Trump's lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan in court papers Monday that dismissal is warranted because of the extraordinary circumstances of his impending return to the White House.

Judge Juan M. Merchan's sentence means no jail time or punishment other than having the conviction on his record. Trump has been fighting for months to reverse his conviction on 34 counts of ...

On Friday, Judge Merchan rejected those arguments and set a January 10 sentencing date. A New York judge has rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss his hush-money indictment in the interest of ...