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.

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

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

Trump sat beside his defense attorney Todd Blanche. Judge Juan Merchan did not sentence the president-elect to prison, and instead sentenced him to an unconditional discharge, meaning there is no ...

And Judge Merchan made it abundantly clear that it was not the president who deserved or whose position necessitated the treatment. Rather, it was the legal protections afforded to the office ...

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

Merchan plans to sentence Trump on Friday. AP So the judge has been dragging things out so that he can sentence Trump on Friday, barely a week before the inauguration and with insufficient time to ...

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 ...

Judge Juan Merchan’s decision to set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing for Friday, just 10 days before the inauguration, caught a lot of people by surprise. Judge Merchan indicated upfront ...