A Manhattan prosecutor has denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to defer his imprisonment in a hush-money situation, set for only over a year before his opening.
Despite receiving appeals from Trump’s legitimate group, Judge Juan Merchan upheld his previous ruling on Monday, denying the charge to postpone the significant event.
Trump, convicted of falsifying business documents in 2023, faces sentencing on January 10, 2025, though prison time is doubtful.
Trump’s legal team argued that a delay may be necessary given his recent political victory, but the court held that the proceedings had proceed as planned. The sentencing is set for Friday, January 10, only ten times before Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.
Judge Merchan noted in his decision that Trump’s claims generally reaffirmed earlier movements that had previously been rejected. ” Defendant’s motion for a stay of these proceedings … is hereby denied”, Merchan wrote. Trump’s lawyers had requested that imprisonment be postponed while they sought an appeal from a Manhattan judge.
Merchan stated that he is considering an absolute transfer, saving Trump from both probation and imprisonment. He had also become the first US president to have a felon conviction before entering the White House, though.
Trump, 78, was certified the success of the 2024 poll after a contested battle. His next word begins on January 20, 2025, and it marks a remarkable political resumption following his 2020 battle and the Capitol riot that followed.
