The Judge Imposing Trump’s Sentence Has Felt the Brunt of His Attacks
Justice Juan M. Merchan, an even-keeled jurist, has been in the president-elect’s cross-hairs for nearly two years.
At Trump's sentencing, a measured judge confronts a president-elect
On Friday, a New York judge imposed a sentence that ensures Donald Trump will be the first convicted felon to enter the White House when he is sworn in as president on Jan. 20. It was a brief and rela
Long Islander Juan Merchan makes history as he sentences President-elect Donald Trump in hush money case
Juan Merchan is the first judge to preside over the criminal case and conviction of a former U.S. president and to hold him in criminal contempt of court.
Who is Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Trump’s sentencing?
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan also presided over prosecutions of the Trump Organization and its CFO, Allen Weisselberg.
New York Judge Juan Merchan made Donald Trump sentencing audio available
New York State Judge Juan Merchan sentences U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he appears remotely alongside his lawyer Todd Blanche for a sentencing hearing in the criminal cas
New York judge gives Trump an ‘unconditional discharge’ sentence, but a felon label
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money case sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge.’’ His conviction stands, but with no more penalties.
Excerpts from President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing
The charges related to payments Trump’s company made to a lawyer, Michael Cohen, to reimburse him for paying off porn actor Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 Republican presidential campaign.
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Juan Merchan sat on a bench in Jackson Heights
Juan Manuel Merchan was born in Bogota, Colombia, on July 29, 1962, during a period of violence involving the government, ...
Trump Defiant After Receiving Sentence, But No Penalty, for Criminal Conviction
The judge’s ruling means that Trump will not be fined, will not receive jail time and will not be given probation. But he will be the first convicted felon to take office as president.