Judge Juan Merchan presided over the convictions of two Trump Organization companies and a guilty plea by their former chief financial officer.
and his opponent was now Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump argued that Merchan should recuse because of work Merchan's daughter's firm had done in support of Harris.Merchan rejected the request again Tuesday, in a decision made public Wednesday. He said Trump was just restating arguments a...
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...
The timing of the defense filing “raises real questions about the sincerity and actual purpose of the motion,” Merchan wrote in a six-page decision. Advertisement Lawyers for Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, had asked last month ...
法官向潜在的陪审员们介绍案情。 Judge explains allegations against Trump to potential jurors Judge Juan Merchan told the group of potential jurors: "The name of this case is the People of the State ...
Ana Cabrera Reports No jurors can be 'intimidated' in courtroom: Judge Merchan warns Trump 09:24 Share this - Copied Seven jurors have been selected so far in former President Trump's New York hush money trial. MSNBC's Lisa Rubin, The New York Times investigative ...
A judge has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial until the Supreme Court rules on the presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases.
Trump is challenging the judge’s decision to not step away from the case. ‘Tough’ but ‘compassionate’ Merchan showed some of his tough side when Weisselberg was sentenced in 2023, tellingthe former Trump associatethat if he had not already promised him a five-month sentence, he wou...
Trump expressed appreciation for the language Merchan used in delaying his sentencing noting that it will only commence “if necessary.” “I greatly appreciate the words in the letter today from the judge. He said ‘if necessary,’ being utilized in the decision, because there should be no ...
The framework a Manhattan jury will use to consider the charges against former President Trump and reach a verdict will be revealed by Judge Juan Merchan on Wednesday.