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.

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 ...

Justice Juan ... judge’s career and the culmination of his long involvement with the former president. Ever since prosecutors filed the case nearly two years ago, it has placed Justice Merchan ...

Judge Juan Merchan included a "twist" in a footnote accompanying his decision on the sentencing date for President-elect Donald Trump, according to legal expert Joyce Vance. Merchan's footnote cited ...

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is abusing ... Trump’s conviction being reversed. Merchan plans to sentence Trump on Friday. AP So the judge has been dragging things out so that ...

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.

Long Islander Juan M. Merchan will go down in history as the judge who sentenced President-elect Donald Trump. Merchan presided over Trump's historic five-week criminal trial that culminated ...

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

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

New York Judge Juan Merchan’s dogmatic refusal on Friday to dismiss the misbegotten case against President-elect Donald Trump and, instead, proceed to sentencing on Jan. 10 is yet another middle ...

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has set a date for sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case. The judge ruled on Friday that Trump would be sentenced on January 10 ...

open image in gallery New York Justice Juan Merchan presided over Trump’s case and faced an onslaught of attacks from Trump and his allies (AP) In ordering Trump to appear — either in-person ...