Trump will appear virtually for his sentencing on Friday morning
Phil Taitt reports on the president-elect's sentencing from Lower Manhattan.Ten days ahead of his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning in New York for committing what the judge in his case characterized as a "premeditated and continuous deception" toPresident-elect Trump -- who plans to attend the 9:30 a.m.
"So I'll do my little thing tomorrow. They can have fun with their political opponent," Trump told reporters Thursday night ahead of the sentencing. "Forcing President Trump to prepare for a criminal sentencing in a felony case while he is preparing to lead the free world as President of the United States in less than two weeks imposes an intolerable, unconstitutional burden on him that undermines these vital national interests," Trump's lawyers unsuccessfully argued.
Judge Juan Merchan -- who has overseen the case since April 2023 -- suggested in a court filing last week that he plans to sentence Trump to an unconditional discharge, a rarely used option that allows the judge to finalize the judgment in the case without handing down punishment. If his sentence is unconditionally discharged, Trump would receive no jail time, financial penalty, or probationary period.
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