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The 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape is a hot-mic recording of Donald Trump and Billy Bush in which Trump boasts about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women who were not his wife and uses the...
Judges in Trump-related trials have repeatedly told jurors that they must reach unanimous verdicts on guilt but may sometimes not need unanimity about which specific unlawful means produced that guilt...
The question of whether received a in generated intense partisan debate; legal scholars and watchdog groups largely concluded the courtroom process followed normal procedures, while Republican officia...
Judge Juan Merchan imposed an unconditional discharge on all 34 felony counts — meaning he entered judgment of conviction but ordered no jail time, fines or probation — at the January 10, 2025 sentenc...
Donald Trump’s sentencing after his New York felony conviction occurred on , when Judge Juan Merchan imposed an —a sentence that leaves the conviction on the record but carries . Earlier contemporaneo...
Donald Trump’s conviction for 34 counts of falsifying New York business records was entered as a final judgment when Judge Juan Merchan sentenced him to an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025,...
President Trump’s appeal of the 34-count New York felony conviction rests primarily on claims of presidential immunity and related procedural errors — arguing that evidence of his “official acts” was ...
The 34 counts at issue were 34 state felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree related to hush‑money payments; each count is a New York felony—but at sentencing Judge Juan Merch...
Available reporting in the provided sources shows multiple public complaints and partisan attacks alleging bias or conflicts involving Judge Juan Merchan — including ethics complaints and a caution ab...
The available sources say the New York indictment charged Donald Trump with 34 felony counts of first‑degree falsifying business records tied to alleged hush‑money payments to Stormy Daniels; a Manhat...
As of November 14, 2025, public reporting based on court records and major outlets shows Donald Trump was convicted in May 2024 by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts of first‑degree falsifying busin...
Judge Juan Merchan weighed a narrow set of legal and practical factors at Donald Trump’s sentencing: the jury’s guilty verdict on 34 counts, the limits of sentencing a person about to resume the presi...
Allegations that Judge Juan Merchan was "paid off" center on claims about his family's financial ties to Democratic clients and his daughter's political work; Republican figures like Rep. Elise Stefan...
President Trump was convicted in New York on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in May 2024 and later received an unconditional discharge at sentencing, meaning the conviction stands but ...