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.

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

That was the upshot of New York Justice Juan Merchan’s deft handling, with a critical assist from the U.S. Supreme Court, of Trump’s conviction on cover-up charges tied to hush-money payments ...

Long Islander Juan M. Merchan will go down in history as the judge who sentenced President-elect Donald Trump. Merchan presided over Trump's historic five-week criminal trial that culminated ...

On Friday, New York Judge Juan M. Merchan upheld Trump’s 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records. Merchan set sentencing for Friday, Jan. 10, and indicated that he would likely ...

Trump attends his sentencing hearing with Judge Juan Merchan following jury conviction in his hush money case.

Judge Juan Merchan spent seven minutes during Friday’s sentencing hearing bemoaning that President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory prevented him from ...

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump continues to appeal conviction.

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his historic hush money case to an unconditional discharge -- allowing ...

Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records over allegations that he instructed his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to ...

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.