The confirmation of the deputy attorney general elevates a lawyer who defeated Special Counsel Jack Smith’s drive to ...

Democrats have long argued that Blanche is yet another example of a key Justice Department nominee whose loyalty lies ...

The district attorney of Georgia’s Fulton County, Fani Willis, is doubling down on her efforts to claw back onto her ...

But Justice Juan Merchan indicated he will not sentence Trump to prison time, acknowledging that incarceration is not a “practicable” option. And the judge said Trump may attend the sentencing ...

Donald Trump’s status as a convicted felon says more about the lawfare waged by his Democratic foes than the president ...

Lawyers for President Trump argued in a filing that Trump's appeal of his New York hush money conviction should be moved into ...

Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year-old Republican to up to four years in prison. Instead, he chose a sentence that sidestepped thorny constitutional issues by ...

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.

Judge Juan M. Merchan's sentence means no jail time or punishment other than having the conviction on his record. Trump has been fighting for months to reverse his conviction on 34 counts of ...

Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan ordered Friday's sentencing to proceed as scheduled, rejecting arguments from Trump’s lawyers who said it should be halted while they ask a state appeals court to ...

The filing came as Judge Merchan denied a request by Trump, filed earlier Monday, that Merchan stay the sentencing, which is scheduled for Friday. Trump's lawyers filed the lawsuit -- called an ...

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