Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is abusing his power one last time in a bid to ensure that Donald Trump is technically a convicted felon when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.

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

Trump was sentenced on January 10 and Judge Juan Merchan wished him luck during his second term in office. More Eva Maria Uzcategui/Getty Images Trump's legal team, led by Todd Blanche ...

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his historic hush money case to an unconditional discharge -- allowing ...

with New York Judge Juan Merchan offering this comment after Trump himself offered his take. "The protections afforded the office of the president are not a mitigating factor," he said.

Trump attends his sentencing hearing with Judge Juan Merchan following jury conviction in his hush money case.

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

Last Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan ... erase their past. Merchan’s ruling, as the New York Times reported, denies the president-elect “the opportunity to clear his record before ...

Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that ... it cemented his status as the first felon to occupy the Oval Office. “Never before has this court ...

Justice Juan ... judge’s career and the culmination of his long involvement with the former president. Ever since prosecutors filed the case nearly two years ago, it has placed Justice Merchan ...

Judge Juan Merchan understands that jury verdicts matter. And in this case, the verdict matters more than the sentence.

Prosecutors blamed Trump for pushing his sentencing to the brink ... to be the first president to take office convicted of crimes. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan ordered Friday's sentencing ...