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 ...

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.

Outside the courtroom during a six-week trial, the former and future president assailed Merchan, making the judge a centerpiece of his public relations campaign vilifying the indictment.

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 ...