‘Totally Innocent’: Trump Unleashes On Judge Merchan During Sentencing Hearing
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President-elect Donald Trump stated during Friday ‘s sentencing in his Manhattan case that Judge Juan Merchan caused a “tremendous setback” for the New York court system by holding his sentencing hearing days before he is set to enter office.
The president-elect appeared for his sentencing virtually Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the New York appeals courts’ rejections to further delay his hearing in a 5-4 decision. Trump stated that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against him has been a “terrible experience” and that he never should have been charged, according to The New York Times.
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