Opinion
Judge Merchan tries to defend himself after Trump sentencing — but he and Bragg are responsible for this monster
On Friday, the sentencing of President-Elect Donald Trump saw one of the most impassioned defense arguments given at such a hearing in years … from the judge himself.
Mary Trump Highlights Judge Merchan's 'Dig' at Trump During Sentencing
The president-elect was given an unconditional discharge on Friday in his criminal hush money case in New York by Judge Juan Merchan.
‘Great embarrassment’: Hear Trump's courtroom response to Judge Merchan's 'political witch hunt' trial
The audio from President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing hearing was released on Friday and showed a defiant Trump making the case that the November election vindicated his position.
One Possible Explanation for Justice Merchan’s Last-Second Decision to Sentence Trump
Merchan’s concern for the rule of law and his condemnation of Trump’s attack on the judiciary are well stated. But his timing puts higher courts in an impossible bind and his ruling is not likely to be well received by a Supreme Court especially protective of presidential power.
Donald Trump Calls for Judge Juan Merchan to Be Disbarred
The president-elect laid out his thoughts on Merchan and the requirement to show up for sentencing on January 10 in his criminal hush money case.
Supreme Court won’t stop Trump’s hush money sentencing
Trump is scheduled to face New York Justice Juan Merchan at 9 a.m. Friday — 10 days before his second inauguration to the presidency
Hear Judge Merchan speak to Trump: ‘A factor that overrides all others’
Judge Juan Merchan spoke to President-elect Donald Trump for several minutes as he imposed a sentence of unconditional discharge without any punishment in the New York hush money case. Merchan cited the protections of ‘office of the presidency’ as he explained his ruling.
Listen to audio of Judge Merchan’s sentence of Trump in hush money case
Merchan allowed media organizations to record the audio from inside the courtroom as he sentenced President-elect Donald Trump on Friday to an “unconditional discharge”.
Judge Juan Merchan’s vendetta against Donald Trump has reached Captain Ahab-level madness
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is abusing his power one last time in a bid to ensure that Donald Trump is ...
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Judge Merchan Chews Up 7 Minutes Bemoaning That Trump’s Election Win Prevents Him From Imposing Harsher Sentence
Judge Juan Merchan spent seven minutes during Friday’s sentencing hearing bemoaning that President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
Is Trump’s criminal sentence justice served or vindication? It depends on who you ask.
President-elect Donald Trump’s historic sentencing draws mixed reactions as the unprecedented criminal case is expected to ...
Juan Merchan defends the rule of law
Trump will be the first felon to serve as a U.S. president.” That said, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan strongly ...
U.S. Supreme Court denies Trump bid to delay sentencing in NYC hush money case
The nation’s high court denied Trump’s request for an emergency stay, or pause, of the criminal proceedings in his Manhattan ...