When the crowd leaves Trump's hush-money trial, the judge spends his day in a very different kind of court

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New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan oversees Manhattan's mental health court on Wednesdays.

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Hush-money judge rips Trump witness who scoffed at his rulings: 'You don't give me the side-eye!'

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In this courtroom sketch, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan presides over former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan on April 15, 2024.
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan.

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Michael Cohen testifies it would be better for him financially if Trump gets acquitted: 'It gives me more to talk about'

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Michael Cohen en route to testify against Donald Trump at the hush-money trial in New York.

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The biggest bombshells from Michael Cohen's testimony were all in Trump's own words

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Michael Cohen en route to testify against Donald Trump at the hush-money trial in New York.
Michael Cohen en route to testify against Donald Trump at the hush-money trial in New York

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Trump's 'multi-tasking' defense is falling apart in court

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Donald Trump's lawyers have leaned into a "multi-tasking" defense. It's not working out so well.

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Judge threatens Trump with contempt for 'cursing audibly' during Stormy Daniels testimony, new trial transcript shows

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Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels.

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Jurors in Trump's hush-money trial finally see the 34 allegedly falsified documents in accounting-heavy day of testimony

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in court with attorney Todd Blanche during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court.

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Stormy Daniels' lawyer says 'extremely strict reading' of her earlier Trump affair denial was true because the relationship wasn't 'romantic'

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Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels.

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Trump wishes Melania happy birthday from the hallway outside his NY criminal trial

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Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives to attend his trial in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City.

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Melania's a no-show Monday, but her presence at Trump's hush money trial could be 'powerful,' legal experts say

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Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Friday, April 19, 2024.

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