"Judge Juan Merchan's Dual Role: Mental Health Court and Trump Case Hearings"

Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial, has faced criticism and death threats from the former president. Despite this, Merchan remains focused on dispensing justice and ensuring fairness. He has a background presiding over various criminal cases and is also involved in Manhattan's Mental Health Court, where he closely monitors mentally ill offenders' progress. Merchan has postponed the trial due to a last-minute evidence dump and is striving to be fully prepared for the historic trial. Despite allegations of bias, he maintains that there is no agenda and that he wants justice to be done.