by Sophia Flores
January 4, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump has called for Judge Juan Merchan, the judge set to sentence him on January 10th, to be disbarred. Trump referred to Merchan as “the most conflicted judge in New York State history.”
On Friday, Merchan announced that he will be going ahead with the president-elect’s sentencing for the 34-count felony conviction he received from a New York jury back in May 2024 relating to a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniel in 2016.
Trump has denied the claims and has adamantly declared that her story is false.
Trump’s lawyers have argued that due to his status as a president-elect, the case should be tossed out entirely.
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