Judge Juan Merchan Considering ‘Tossing’ Trump Convictions [Video]

The New York judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan is considering tossing his felony convictions after the former president won Tuesday’s election, CNN reported Wednesday.

Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records relating to payments made to former porn star Stormy Daniels.

The country’s 45th president is set to be sentenced in the case on Nov. 26, but whether the hearing will happen is now being decided by Judge Juan Merchan.

CNN chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid reported Wednesday evening that Merchan will give himself until next week to decide if tossing those convictions is appropriate.

During CNN’s ongoing coverage of the 2024 election, network anchor Jake Tapper welcomed Reid to discuss Trump’s felony criminal case in New York. She reported:

I’m told that his legal team is going to try to make sure that sentencing never happens. As we know, their usual strategy is always to …