Judge Juan Merchan spent seven minutes during Friday’s sentencing hearing bemoaning that President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an ...

The audio tape of President-elect Donald Trump’s New York City sentencing hearing was released to the public on Friday giving insight into the unprecedented conviction against a former president where ...

Judge Juan Merchan has signaled his intention to sentence Trump to an " unconditional discharge " -- allowing Trump to avoid prison, fines or probation -- out of respect for the principle of ...

The judge gives him no punishment—plus a shot at vindication.

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.