Trump May Be Sentenced Before Assuming Office as President

January 8 - On January 7 local time, Judge Alan G. Thurgood of the New York Court of Appeals rejected President-elect Trump's latest request to postpone 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's inauguration, if sentencing is not completed before January 20 when his second term begins, presidential immunity could delay the case until after 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.

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