Juan Merchan - Wikipedia
Justice Merchan is the judge in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, concerning former U.S. president Donald Trump, who was criminally indicted on 34 felony counts, making Merchan the first judge in history to preside in …
The Trump sentencing: Curtain to fall on Merchan’s Hamlet on the …
Jan 4, 2025 · Acting Justice Juan Merchan will finally decide whether “to be or not to be” the judge to sentence Trump to jail. (Spoiler alert: He appears set to avoid a jail sentence and likely reversal.)...
Trump to be sentenced for conviction in New York "hush money" …
Jan 4, 2025 · Justice Juan Merchan will sentence Trump for his crimes on Jan. 10 — just 10 days before his inauguration on Jan. 20 — in a court proceeding that will be unlike any in America's 248 years.
Donald Trump Calls for Judge Juan Merchan to Be Disbarred
Jan 4, 2025 · A general view shows Judge Juan Manuel Merchan's courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on March 12, 2024. Donald Trump has called for the disbarment of Merchan, who presided over ...
Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case: As it happened
Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year-old Republican to up to four years in prison. Instead, he chose a sentence that sidestepped thorny constitutional issues by effectively ending the case but assured that Trump will become the first person convicted of a felony to assume the presidency.
Judge in Trump's hush money case expected to sentence him to ...
Jan 3, 2025 · Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to appear on Jan. 10 for sentencing. The judge in Donald Trump's New York criminal hush money case indicated Friday that he intends to sentence the president-elect to an "unconditional discharge" out of respect for the presidential immunity doctrine.
Judge Merchan Just Put 'Leash' on Trump During Presidency
Dec 17, 2024 · On Monday, Merchan denied Trump's request to throw out the jury's decision from May, which convicted the incoming president on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
Judge orders Trump sentenced on Jan. 10, signals no punishment …
Jan 3, 2025 · Judge Juan Merchan signaled he is inclined to impose no punishment for Trump’s 34-count felony conviction, given concerns about his immunity from criminal prosecution upon taking the oath of...
Trump’s Sentence Comes With No Penalty, but He Will Take Office …
Jan 10, 2025 · Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that leniency was due the office of the president, not the man who will soon hold the title. By Ben Protess Jonah ...
Judge sets Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case but …
Jan 4, 2025 · Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial, signaled in a written decision that he’d sentence the former and future president to what’s known as an unconditional discharge, in which a conviction stands but the case is closed without jail time, a fine or probation. Trump can appear virtually for sentencing, if he chooses.