Trump's "hush money" case drama: Can the president-elect also be exempted from guilt? The judge said "No Way!"
Early this morning, Judge Alan Gesmer of the New York Court of Appeals in the United States poured cold water on President-elect Trump and rejected his request to postpone the sentencing process of the "hush money" case. Trump's legal team claimed that as the incoming president, Trump should enjoy the same immunity from criminal prosecution as the current president, but this view was ruthlessly rejected by the judge.
There are less than two weeks left before Trump enters the White House again. If the sentencing cannot be completed before January 20, then once he officially takes office, the presidential immunity may temporarily put the case on hold until he leaves office. The court insisted on sentencing as planned on January 10, while Trump and his legal team said they would continue to look for ways to postpone or cancel the sentencing.