Juan Merchan is the first judge to preside over the criminal case and conviction of a former U.S. president and to hold him in criminal contempt of court.
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday morning for falsifying business records in a scheme to defraud voters in 2016, marking an official end to the explosive case that involved hush money ...
In a landmark decision, Judge Juan Merchan issued a no-penalty verdict for Donald Trump in the hush money case, absolving him of all 34 counts without jail time, probation, or financial penalties.