Politics Jan 06 Judge won’t halt Trump’s sentencing in hush money case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Politics Jan 03 Judge in Trump’s hush money case signals no jail time will be imposed at his sentencing In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he's due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn't be jailed. By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
Politics Dec 03 Donald Trump’s lawyers ask judge to toss hush money conviction citing ‘disruption’ to presidency Trump's lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan in court papers Monday that dismissal is warranted because of the extraordinary circumstances of his impending return to the White House. By Associated Press
Politics Nov 12 Ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case delayed by judge New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule Tuesday. Instead, he told Trump's lawyers Tuesday he'd delay the ruling until Nov. 19. By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Politics Sep 03 Federal judge turns down Trump’s request to get involved in hush money conviction U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that former President Donald Trump had not satisfied the burden of proof required for a federal court to take control of the case from the state court where it was tried. By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Aug 15 Trump asks judge to delay his hush money sentencing until after November election By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Trump lawyer Todd Blanche sent the letter to Judge Juan Merchan on Wednesday after the judge rejected the defense’s latest request that he step aside from the case. Continue reading
Aug 14 Judge Merchan rejects Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money case By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Donald Trump's demand was a rehash “rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims.”… Continue reading
Jun 25 Trump can talk about hush money witnesses and jurors after judge alters gag order By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Donald Trump was convicted May 30 of falsifying records to cover up a potential sex scandal, making him the first ex-president convicted of a crime. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump completes mandatory presentencing interview for hush money conviction By Michelle L. Price, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The former president was quizzed by a New York City probation officer for a report that will be compiled and presented to trial judge Juan M. Merchan prior to Trump's July 11 sentencing. Continue reading
May 24 What to watch for in Trump trial’s closing arguments, from a law school professor By Jules Epstein, The Conversation For both prosecutors and defense attorneys, the closing arguments serve to tell the jury why the evidence is believable or not, why and how the facts are linked or not and, most importantly, why their decision to either acquit or… Continue reading