Donald Trump will be sentenced in his hush money case just days before his presidential inauguration on January 20th. Judge Juan Merchan has scheduled the sentencing hearing for January 10th, meaning Trump will be sentenced 10 days before he takes office. While the court indicated it does not intend to imprison Trump, his spokesperson Steven Cheung called for the case to be dismissed, arguing it should never have been brought.
Donald Trump will be sentenced in his hush money case just days out from when he is due to be sworn in as president of the United States, a judge has confirmed. President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced in his hush money case just days out from his presidential inauguration, a judge has ruled.
President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced in his hush money criminal case just days out from his presidential inauguration. Picture: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images via AFP Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung called for the case to be dismissed in a statement responding to the shock court ruling on Friday.
Donald Trump seen leaving a Manhattan Court on April 04 last year during the hush money trial. Picture: KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFPof 34 felony charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
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