Judge Merchan Has One Option That Could Hurt Donald Trump: Attorney [Video]

Judge Juan Merchan has one sentencing option that could hurt President-elect Donald Trump, legal analyst Barbara McQuade said on Friday.

Appearing on podcast CAFE Insider hosted by Elie Honig, McQuade, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, explained that, while prison-time is now impossible, the judge could still consider imposing a fine on Trump while he remains a private citizen.

Merchan is overseeing Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York, where in May he was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels (real name Stephanie Clifford).

The sentencing date is set for November 26; Judge Merchan decided to delay it from an original date in September until after the election to avoid giving any impression that the sentencing would give an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate.