On January 10, US President-elect Trump appeared in a New York court online regarding the "hush money" case. It was previously reported that Trump may be sentenced before taking office as US President. On January 8, Judge Alan Gesmer of the US Court of Appeals in New York rejected President-elect Trump's latest request to postpone the sentencing process for his "hush money" case. Trump's lawyers said that as the president-elect, Trump enjoys the same immunity from criminal prosecution as the president, but this view was rejected by the court. It is less than two weeks before Trump takes office as president. If the sentencing is not completed before the start of his second term on January 20, the presidential immunity may postpone 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 said they will continue to seek legal means to postpone or cancel the sentencing.