Odaily Planet Daily News On January 7 local time, a New York appellate court judge, Alan Gershon, rejected President-elect Trump's latest request to delay the sentencing proceedings in his "hush money" case. Trump's lawyers argued that as President-elect, Trump enjoys the same criminal litigation immunity as the President, but this view was dismissed by the court. With less than two weeks until Trump takes office, if sentencing is not completed before January 20, when his second term begins, presidential immunity could delay the case until he leaves office. The court's ruling means that Trump's sentencing is still scheduled for January 10. However, Trump and his legal team stated they would continue to seek legal avenues to delay or cancel the sentencing.