Alvin Bragg, the Democratic Incumbent, Wins D.A. Primary in Manhattan

Mr. Bragg, who defeated Patrick Timmins, will face a Republican and an independent in the general election.

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Trump Fights to Move Appeal of Hush-Money Conviction to Federal Court

The president’s lawyers argued that a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity justified moving an appeal of his conviction in Manhattan to U.S. jurisdiction.

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Senate Confirms Trump Attorney Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice Dept. Official

The president’s lead criminal defense attorney takes the key role of running day-to-day operations of federal prosecutors.

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At Justice Dept., Bove Emerges as Trump’s Enforcer

As the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove has overseen the forced transfers of senior officials and an effort to collect the names of F.B.I. agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases.

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Trump Hires Elite Law Firm for Appeal of His Criminal Conviction

The involvement of Sullivan & Cromwell in the appeal of President Trump’s criminal conviction underscored how New York’s legal power players have moved toward Mr. Trump.

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As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency

President-elect Donald J. Trump has worked for years to discredit any and all criminal and civil cases against him as nothing more than politically motivated witch hunts.

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Trump’s Sentence Comes With No Penalty, but He Will Take Office as a Felon

Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that leniency was due the office of the president, not the man who will soon hold the title.

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Takeaways from Trump’s Criminal Sentencing

Friday’s punishment was largely symbolic, but it ensured that Donald J. Trump would become America’s first felon president.

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Justice Merchan, Who Is Imposing Trump’s Sentence, Has Felt the Brunt of His Attacks

Justice Juan M. Merchan, an even-keeled jurist, has been in the president-elect’s cross-hairs for nearly two years.

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