The Supreme Court on Thursday night denied President-elect Donald Trump’s last minute request to block sentencing in his hush money case.
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Manhattan D.A. Bragg’s Team Opposes Hush Money Case Dismissal, Is Open to Delaying Sentencing
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team on Tuesday confirmed it would oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to dismiss the charges against him in his hush money case, but indicated that his sentencing might face delay until after his presidency.
Read the full storyLaw Professor: Judge Merchan Could Count Trump’s Upcoming Presidency as ‘Community Service’
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Tuesday that the judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case could count Trump’s upcoming presidency as community service.
Read the full storyTrump Lawyers Request Federal Court Intervene in Hush Money Case
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team asked a federal court late Thursday night to intervene in his hush money case, as he attempts to get his conviction overturned.
A Manhattan jury convicted Trump on 34 felony charges related to the falsification of business records to hide a hush money payment he made to former porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair.
Read the full storySecond Ethics Complaint Filed Against NY Judge Merchan as Concerns Increase over His Handling of Trump ‘Hush Money’ Case
The unanimous jury verdict last week against former President Donald Trump in the “hush money” case involving porn star Stormy Daniels is prompting concerns about unethical behavior by New York Judge Juan Merchan. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY-24) filed a misconduct complaint against Merchan last week, alleging that he violated ethics rules by presiding over the case since his progressive activist daughter made money from the case.
The complaint Stefanik filed with the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct (NYSCJC) stated that under Section 100.3(E)(1)(d)(iii) of the Rules of Judicial Conduct for the New York State Unified Court System, “a judge is disqualified from a case when the judge knows that a person known by the judge to be within the sixth degree of relationship to him ‘has an interest that could be substantially affected by the proceeding.’”
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