The president-elect laid out his thoughts on Merchan and the requirement to show up for sentencing on January 10 in his criminal hush money case.

New York Judge Juan Manuel Merchan has presided over criminal cases against former President Trump’s company and Trump associates. April 3, 2023 It is impossible to reconcile all of this with ...

Judge Juan Merchan signaled he is ... which he denies. Merchan’s decision keeps Trump’s criminal conviction on the books, meaning he would be the first felon to assume the presidency, though ...