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

That was the upshot of New York Justice Juan Merchan’s deft handling ... reiterating his view of the prosecution as a “political witch hunt.” But Merchan, as well as the five Supreme ...

He was placed in this position to inflict this type of political damage to Trump ... speaker that attacked the impartiality of Judge Juan Merchan. For host monologues, headlines, and correspondent ...

So if Juan Merchan says this case was not handled any ... This was nothing other than Weaponization of our Justice System against a Political Opponent. It’s called Lawfare, and nothing like ...

looking at Judge Juan Merchan, and referenced the November election, suggesting that it represented a repudiation of this case. "It's been a political witch hunt," Trump explained. "It was done to ...

Last Friday, New York county judge Juan Merchan proceeded with official sentencing ... Merchan's point is and can only be purely political: a partisan parry to weaken our country's ...

“It’s been a political witch hunt ... He reiterated that he would appeal his conviction. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year-old to up to four years in prison.

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his historic hush money case to an unconditional discharge -- allowing ...

Judge Juan Merchan asked President-elect Donald Trump if he wanted ... It was somebody involved with my political opponent," Trump added, appearing to suggest the case was politically motivated. Trump ...

Judge Juan M. Merchan's sentence means no jail time or ... experience" and insisted he committed no crime. "It’s been a political witch hunt. It was done to damage my reputation so that I ...