New York Justice Juan Merchan’s decision to let Donald Trump go unpunished for his 34 felony-count convictions was the right one.

Justice Juan M. Merchan, an even-keeled jurist, has been in the president-elect’s cross-hairs for nearly two years.

Judge Juan Merchan included a "twist" in a footnote accompanying his decision on the sentencing date for President-elect Donald Trump, according to legal expert Joyce Vance. Merchan's footnote cited ...

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.

The former president has separately sued the judge in a state appeals court, claiming that the judge overstepped his jurisdiction when he denied Trump’s presidential “immunity” defense by allowing the ...

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 ...

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump ...

Trump’s statements at the hearing were riddled with lies and irrelevancies. His only bit of remorse was saying that “this has ...

The sentencing cements the president-elect's status as a convicted felon 10 days before he returns to the White House.

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President-elect Donald Trump’s historic sentencing draws mixed reactions as the unprecedented criminal case is expected to see appeal to 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 ...