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Judge Merchan Chews Up 7 Minutes Bemoaning That Trump’s Election Win Prevents Him From Imposing Harsher Sentence
Judge Juan Merchan spent seven minutes during Friday’s sentencing hearing bemoaning that President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
Judge Merchan: The Legal Protections Afforded To The Presidency Are Extraordinary, Not The Occupant Of The Office
The saga of Donald Trump's criminal trials came to an end Friday after years of court battles, with New York Judge Juan Merchan offering this comment. "The protections afforded the office of the ...
Trump can still vote after sentencing, but can’t own a gun and will have to turn over DNA sample
President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t have to go to jail, pay a fine or perform community service as a result of his New York ...
One Possible Explanation for Justice Merchan’s Last-Second Decision to Sentence Trump
Merchan’s concern for the rule of law and his condemnation of Trump’s attack on the judiciary are well stated. But his timing ...
'Anything but ordinary': Legal experts shred NY v. Trump as 'one of the worst' cases in history
Legal scholars and attorneys weighed in on New York Judge Juan Merchan sentencing Trump in the NY v. Trump case on Friday morning.
Juan Merchan defends the rule of law
Trump will be the first felon to serve as a U.S. president.” That said, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan strongly ...
Trump gets an ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money conviction − a constitutional law expert explains what that means
A New York state court judge sentenced Donald Trump in his hush money case to ‘unconditional discharge.’ What does that mean?