As a former president and the de facto chief of the Republican Get together, Donald J. Trump is without doubt one of the strongest folks in America.
However as a prison defendant throughout the confines of the Manhattan courtroom the place the case in opposition to him will play out for months to come back, Mr. Trump is beneath the authority of another person: the presiding choose, Juan M. Merchan.
The 2 males got here face-to-face on Tuesday, after prosecutors with the Manhattan district lawyer’s workplace unveiled 34 felony expenses…
