Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year-old Republican to up to four years in prison. Instead, he chose a sentence that sidestepped thorny constitutional issues by effectively ending the case but ...
Merchan is the first judge in history to preside over the criminal case and conviction of a then-former U.S. President, and to hold him in criminal contempt of court.
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