NEW YORK Less than two weeks before his inauguration, a New York judge on Friday set the sentencing date for President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case for January 10 and ruled against a jail sentence.
The sentencing will result in a conditional discharge, according to Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial earlier this year. Under this plan, if Trump stays out of further legal trouble, the charges would be dropped.
Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of fabricating business documents in May, which is the basis for the case. The accusations, according to the prosecution, were related to a 2016 hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in order to stifle rumors of an affair. Trump has called the charges untrue and denied any misconduct.
After Trump won the election on November 5, Merchan halted the process so that all parties could talk about what to do next. Trump’s legal team asked for the case to be dropped, claiming it would make it more difficult for him to become president.
Unprecedented circumstances surround the Jan. 10 sentencing date, as Trump gets ready to return to the White House despite continuing legal issues.
Trump’s sentencing sets up a historic conflict between the legal system and presidential politics.
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