On January 7 local time, U.S. New York Court of Appeals Judge Alan Gussman 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 argument was dismissed by the court. With less than two weeks until Trump's inauguration, if sentencing is not completed before January 20 when his second term begins, presidential immunity may 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.