Judge Juan M. Merchan sets Trump's sentencing for January 10, just before his inauguration, rejecting requests to dismiss the case. Merchan indicates a conditional discharge is likely, avoiding jail time for Trump.
A judge has set former President Donald Trump 's sentencing for his hush money case for January 10, just over a week before he is set to return to the White House. Judge Juan M. Merchan signaled that he would likely sentence Trump to a conditional discharge, in which the case would be dismissed if Trump avoids rearrest. Merchan rejected Trump 's push to dismiss the verdict on grounds of presidential immunity and because of his impending return to the White House.
The judge said he found 'no legal impediment to sentencing' Trump and that it was 'incumbent' on him to sentence Trump prior to his swearing in on January 20. Trump was convicted in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to an alleged scheme to hide a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the last weeks of his 2016 campaign. Trump maintains that Daniels' story is false and that he did nothing wrong. After Trump's November 5 election, Merchan halted proceedings and indefinitely postponed the sentencing so both sides could weigh in on the future of the case. Trump's lawyers urged Merchan to dismiss the case, arguing that it would otherwise pose unconstitutional 'disruptions' to the incoming president's ability to run the country. They suggested various options, such as freezing the case during his term or guaranteeing him a no-jail sentence
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