A New York appeals court judge rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to postpone his sentencing in the hush money case until after his appeal is heard. Trump's lawyers argued that he should be immune from criminal proceedings as president-elect, but the judge disagreed. Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, but he could still seek intervention from other courts.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during his criminal hush money trial in New York on May 30, 2024. A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied U.S. president-elect Donald Trump 's latest bid to delay this week's sentencing in his hush money case.
Merchan had rejected that idea in his ruling last week and Steven Wu, arguing for the Manhattan district attorney's office, said it flew in the face of the long-held concept of one president at a time.Trump, less than two weeks from his inauguration, is poised to be the first president to take office convicted of crimes. If his sentencing doesn't happen before his second term starts Jan. 20, presidential immunity could put it on hold until he leaves office.
Merchan wrote that the interests of justice would only be served by "bringing finality to this matter" through sentencing. He said giving Trump what's known as an unconditional discharge -- closing the case without jail time, a fine or probation -- "appears to be the most viable solution.
Trump was convicted last May on charges involving an alleged scheme to hide a hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels in the last weeks of Trump's 2016 campaign to keep her from publicizing claims she'd had sex with him years earlier. He says that her story is false and that he did nothing wrong.
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