A US judge has ruled that Donald Trump must be sentenced on January 10th in the criminal case where he was convicted of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. While the judge said he is not inclined to impose a jail sentence, Trump's legal team had attempted to dismiss the case, arguing that it would impede his ability to govern during his presidency. The judge rejected this argument, stating that setting aside the jury's verdict would undermine the rule of law.
Donald Trump must be sentenced on 10 January in the criminal case in which he was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to an adult film star, a US judge has ruled, adding he is not inclined to impose a jail sentence. Trump was convicted in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Justice Juan Merchan said he denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case due to his presidential election victory.
The case stemmed from a $US130,000 payment that Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film actor Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels. The payment was for her silence before the 2016 election about a sexual encounter she has said she had a decade earlier with Trump, who denies it. It was the first time a US president — former or sitting — had been convicted of or charged with a criminal offence.
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