Merchan is poised to become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president’s criminal trial. He’s presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) 3 of 3 | Judge Juan Merchan poses for a picture in his chambers in New York, Thursday,...
A New York judge on Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump's request to throw out his conviction in the criminal "hush money" case. Judge Juan Merchan said in a filing that the Supreme Court's ruling giving presidents immunity f
CBS News New York's Jessica Moore has more on what Judge Juan Merchan's options may be.
This week, as the hush-money-to-a-porn-star criminal case against the former president advances, Trump once again read from the same script: He tried to discredit New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchanby going after the jurist’s daughter. In fact, as part of aseriesof...
The messages were exchanged over the weekend and released Tuesday, when Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule on Trump lawyers’ earlier request to toss his conviction for a different reason — because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this summer on presidential immunity. Related Stories...
Donald Trump’sclaims of presidential immunity to dismiss his hush money conviction were struck down by the presiding judge in New York, dealing him a temporary loss. OnMonday(Dec. 16), New York District Court Judge Juan Merchan ruled that Donald Trump cannot use presidential immunity as a re...
Smith’s bid to protect the proceedings in the face of menacing Trump statements calls to mind the gag order inthe recently concluded New York trial. There,Judge Juan Merchan imposed the orderand found Trump in contempt 10 times for violating it, with the ...
Well, no: In Trump’s Manhattan trial, dozens of prospective jurors have already been disqualified for potential bias, including the woman that Trump sought to intimidate on the second day of jury selection, earning him a rebuke from Judge Juan Merchan. Of those who have made ...
In Manhattan, where the former president’s hush money trial is underway, Trump has asserted that Judge Juan Merchan is “TOTALLY COMPROMISED, CONFLICTED, AND CORRUPT.” In Florida, where Trump’s classified documents case is totally stalled, U.S. District Judge Aileen Ca...
New York Judge Juan M. Merchan has scheduled an April 15 trial date in Trump’s hush money case. (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP) By MICHAEL R. SISAK Updated 7:17 AM GMT+8, April 4, 2024 Share NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Tr...