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.

Attorneys and legal experts railed against New York Judge Juan Merchan sentencing President-elect Donald Trump in the NY v. Trump case just days ahead of his inauguration as president, saying the ...

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 ...

Justice Juan Merchan sentenced the president-elect to an unconditional discharge, meaning Trump will face no penalties other than the stigma of a conviction. Trump was furious that he was ...

Today, New York judge, Democratic donor Juan Merchan, announced that Trump would receive no jail time, no fine, no probation after a Manhattan jury convicted Trump on what is a novel, bizarre ...

Judge Juan Merchan ended the hearing with a note of good luck to the future president. "I wish you God speed as you assume a second term in office," Merchan said. The case marks the first criminal ...

In his appeal, Trump intends to argue that he is protected by presidential immunity — arguments that the trial judge, Justice Juan Merchan, rejected. Trump says the sentencing hearing must be ...

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan in March. (Seth Wenig/AP) President-elect Donald Trump will enter office as a convicted and sentenced criminal, provided the Supreme Court does not once ...

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 ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving ...

Judge Juan Merchan's ruling spares Trump any jail time, fines or probation supervision for his conviction, though the sentence cements his status as the first convicted felon to hold the White House.