WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced next week after being found guilty of improperly concealing a hush money payment to an adult film actor, a New York state judge ruled Friday. Justice Juan Merchan denied a bid from Trump’s defense team to overturn the conviction, and set sentencing for Jan. 1...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A local court in New York on Monday refused to overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction. Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan found that a July Supreme Court ruling granting Trump presidential immunity for acts involving presidential conduct did not prevent a jury from finding him guilty of unofficial acts after a ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss an ongoing hush money case against their client, arguing that it disrupts the presidential transition process. In a formal request to Judge Juan Merchan, Trump’s legal team urged the court to dismiss the case promptly. “This failed lawfare ...
Judge Juan Merchan has fined Donald Trump $9,000 for breaching a gag order during his trial on charges of falsifying business records. The judge admonished Trump for repeated violations, ordering him to remove eight social media posts and pay $1,000 for each offense. Merchan’s decision highlighted Trump’s social media commentary on tria...
