Now that a jury has found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, nearly everything about what happens next is up to Judge Juan Merchan.
The experienced New York Supreme Court justice who has presided over Trump’s Manhattan trial has several thorny decisions before him. Every one will reverberate across the political landscape and, depending on the timing, could greatly affect the election in November.
THE SENTENCING HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 11
Even scheduling Trump’s sentencing hearing was politically fraught, given this year’s election calendar. Merchan went for July 11—meaning Trump
