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 ...

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.

New York Judge Juan Merchan gave Americans an unusual level of access Friday by making public the audio from President-elect ...

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 ...

On Friday, New York Judge Juan M. Merchan upheld Trump’s 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records. Merchan set sentencing for Friday, Jan. 10, and indicated that he would likely ...

After a 30-minute hearing, Judge Juan Merchan released Trump without any ongoing conditions, wishing him "Godspeed" in his second presidential term. Trump being sentenced Friday for a felony ...

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 ...

is an unconditional discharge,” Judge Juan Merchan told Mr. Trump. “Sir, I wish you godspeed as you assume your second term in office.” This isn’t what Mr. Bragg, the Manhattan District ...

In the wake of Judge Juan Merchan’s decision last week to preserve the New York hush money indictment and jury verdict against President-elect Donald Trump, my phone blew up with breathless ...