Judge Merchan Chews Up 7 Minutes Bemoaning That Trump’s Election Win Prevents Him From Imposing Harsher Sentence
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
Judge Juan Merchan spent seven minutes during Friday’s sentencing hearing bemoaning that President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory prevented him from imposing a sentence normally given to an “ordinary citizen.”…
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