Last Friday, New York county judge Juan Merchan proceeded with official ... who enjoys lifetime Secret Service protection. If Merchan—whose daughter is a major Democratic fundraiser who has ...

The following day, my daughter, Charlotte Alter ... was compelled to appear virtually for sentencing in Judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom. My Amtrak train back to New Jersey was delayed, so ...

That was the upshot of New York Justice Juan Merchan’s deft handling, with a critical assist from the U.S. Supreme Court, of Trump’s conviction on cover-up charges tied to hush-money payments ...

is an unconditional discharge,” Judge Juan Merchan told Mr. Trump. “Sir, I wish you godspeed as you assume your second term in office.” This isn’t what Mr. Bragg, the Manhattan District ...

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New York Judge Juan Merchan gave Americans an unusual level ... He said in a Truth Social post Friday that he plans to appeal the conviction, which he now has 30 days to do. In addressing the ...

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.

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. Acting Justice Juan Merchan admitted ...

"This has been a very terrible experience" and a "setback" for the New York court system, Trump told the judge overseeing his case ... DISCHARGE," Trump wrote in the post. New York Justice Juan ...

Manhattan Judge Juan ... post on X. "Trump won. They lost." Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is leading the Republican House response to Trump's sentencing. Green claimed in a post on X that Judge ...

Judge Juan Merchan spoke to Trump for several minutes, telling the president-elect that it was the office of the presidency – and not the occupant – that was afforded extraordinary legal ...