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

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

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.

Long Islander Juan M. Merchan will go down in history ... U.S. president and to hold him in criminal contempt of court. Merchan is a veteran jurist with a reputation for being even ...

Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felonies for authorizing a scheme in 2017 to falsify records in order to cover up reimbursements for a "hush money" payment.

Judge Juan Merchan asked President-elect Donald Trump if he wanted to address the court and Trump said, "Yes," thanking Merchan. "This has been a very terrible experience" and a "setback" for the ...

Judge Juan Merchan understands that jury verdicts matter. And in this case, the verdict matters more than the sentence.

Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year ... Yet the legal detour — and sordid details aired in court of a plot to bury affair allegations — didn’t hurt him with ...

New York Judge Juan Merchan gave Americans an unusual level of access Friday by making public the audio from President-elect ...

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 ...

The saga of Donald Trump's criminal trials came to an end Friday after years of court battles, with New York Judge Juan Merchan offering this comment after Trump himself offered his take.

But Merchan realistically has no alternative. Trump’s lawyers seek to halt his sentencing in hush money case while they ask a New York appeals court to reverse Judge Juan M. Merchan’s decision.