Merchan has since ordered lawyers and members of the media to take even stricter precautions to protect juror identities. That he needed to do so is revealing. In a typical case, jurors’ names are known and freely shared. Lawyers and the media often speak with them after the trial is ove...
"Good morning, Mr. Trump," Judge Merchan said as he opened the day's proceedings. The judge began the morning by precluding defense lawyers from questioning Daniels about a past arrest that never resulted in a conviction. "Anybody can be arrested," Merchan said. "That does not prove a ...
Judge Juan Merchan presided over the convictions of two Trump Organization companies and a guilty plea by their former chief financial officer.
“Good Morning, Mr. Costello. Welcome back,” Judge Merchan said. May 21, 2024, 9:27 PM CST Trump, Don Jr. are in the courtroom Former President Trump has arrived in the courtroom. His son Don Jr., accompanying him to this trial for the first time, is seated in the front row ...
Judge Merchan just last weekreportedly cited Trump’s own wordsfrom his own book when defending his decision to keep the gag order in place and not modify it. “When you are wronged, go after those people, because it is a good feeling a...
Merchan wrote that a hearing on the dispute would be held on March 25, the day jury selection had been scheduled to begin in the trial. "There are significant questions of fact which this court must resolve," Merchan wrote. "Trial on this matter is adjourned for 30 days from the date...
Cohen, in a statement released following Tuesday's order, said, "I want to thank Judge Merchan for imposing the gag order as I have been under relentless assault from Donald's MAGA supporters." Also Tuesday, Trump again sought to delay the trial, seeking a new delay based on "exceptionall...
There, Judge Juan Merchan imposed the order and found Trump in contempt 10 times for violating it, with the integrity of those proceedings in mind. Yet, as we’ve seen in their respective handling of Trump’s criminal cases, Cannon is no Merchan. Indeed...
“Judge Merchan was efficient, practical, and listened carefully to what I had to say,” Nicholas Gravante, the attorney who represented Weisselberg in his plea in the tax fraud case, said last year. “He was clear in signaling his judicial inclinations, which helped me tremendously in ...
Merchan noted the upcoming presidential election in his decision to delay sentencing, saying that part of his reason for doing so was to avoid the appearance that the sentencing was intended to influence the November election. “Adjourning decision on the motion and sentencing, if such is required...