Golden Finance reported that on January 6, local time, New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Mercan rejected President-elect Trump's request to postpone the sentencing process of his "hush money" criminal case. It is understood that Trump's lawyers may continue to appeal to the New York Court of Appeals. Earlier on the 6th, Trump's lawyers appealed the ruling of his "hush money" criminal case and asked the judge to postpone the sentencing process scheduled for this week. A 12-member jury ruled on May 30, 2024 that Trump falsified business records and violated relevant New York State laws in order to conceal the fact that he paid a "hush money" of $130,000 to an adult film actress during the 2016 US presidential election. The 34 criminal charges involved were established.