We did not include general criticism of the judge ... and he is now sitting at the prosecution table determined to help engineer a wrongful conviction.” Claims accusing Merchan of bias often ...

Judge Juan Merchan's ruling on Donald Trump's hush money ... every statement ever uttered (or posted on social media) by a sitting president, whether personal or official, in his or her own ...

sitting in the second row. Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York state Judge Juan Merchan. POOL/AFP via Getty Images He looked on as prosecutor Joshua ...

According to New York State law, an unconditional discharge means that Trump will have the felonies on his official record but will not face jail time, fines or probation for his actions. However, it ...

The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,” meaning he is now a convicted felon in the eyes of New York ...

New York can’t lock up a sitting President or put him on probation. So how to make the case go away? Mr. Trump wanted a full dismissal. Judge Merchan refused, saying last week that precedent ...

Justice Juan Merchan’s ruling means ... Before Trump, no US president – former or sitting – had been charged with or convicted of a crime. The judge said Trump may appear at his sentencing ...

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 ...

Judge Juan Merchan’s decision to release Trump with ... with new arguments that he should be immediately afforded the protections of a sitting president. Even after Merchan signaled no ...

Last month, Merchan said the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity for sitting presidents does not apply to his criminal case in New York and refused to drop the case altogether ...