A judge has set Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for January 10th, just over a week before his inauguration. While the judge indicated he won't jail Trump, he will be the first president to take office while convicted of felony crimes.
In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump 's sentencing in his hush money criminal case for Jan. 10 – little over a week before he's due to return to the White House – but indicated he wouldn't be jailed. The development nevertheless leaves Trump on course to be the first president to take office convicted of felony crimes.Manhattan Judge Juan M.
Merchan, who presided over Trump's trial, signaled in a written decision that he'd sentence the former and future president to what's known as an unconditional discharge, in which a conviction stands but the case is closed without jail time, a fine, or probation. Trump can appear virtually for sentencing, if he chooses. Rejecting Trump's push to dismiss the verdict and throw out the case on presidential immunity grounds and because of his impending second term, Merchan wrote that only'bringing finality to this matter' would serve the interests of justice. He said he sought to balance Trump's ability to govern,'unencumbered' by the case, against other interests: The US Supreme Court's July ruling on presidential immunity and the public's expectation'that all are equal and no one is above the law,' and the importance of respecting a jury verdict. 'This court is simply not persuaded that the first factor outweighs the others at this stage of the proceeding,' Merchan wrote in an 18-page decision. Trump lashed out at Merchan on his Truth Social platform Friday, writing that it'would be the end of the Presidency as we know it' if the judge's ruling is allowed to stand. He repeated his claims that the case was an'illegitimate political attack' and'nothing but a Rigged Charade' perpetuated by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat. He didn't elaborate on potential next legal moves.Former Manhattan Judge Diane Kiesel said the ruling can't be appealed under New York law, but Trump nonetheless might try to appeal i
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