Joyce Vance discusses Merchan citing a recent report from Chief Justice John Roberts while announcing Trump's sentencing date.

As Judge Merchan had indicated the week before, his formal sentencing of President Trump imposed no penalty. Trump will not serve jail time, be placed on probation, perform community service, or pay a ...

Claims accusing Merchan of bias often revolved around his daughter ... “New York,” “NYC,” or “Bragg” and the term “trial” all within the same paragraph as the term “judge ...

His lawyers sought the judge's disqualification, citing Merchan's daughter's work for a Democratic ... who emigrated with his family from Colombia to New York City as a child, became a prosecutor ...

NEW YORK (Reuters ... His lawyers sought the judge's disqualification, citing Merchan's daughter's work for a Democratic consultancy. Trump even alluded to Merchan's Colombian heritage as ...