{"id":2386226,"date":"2025-01-03T16:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-sets-trump-sentencing-for-jan-10-signals-no-jail-time-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T16:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T21:49:37","slug":"new-york-judge-sets-trump-sentencing-for-jan-10-signals-no-jail-time-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-sets-trump-sentencing-for-jan-10-signals-no-jail-time-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"New York judge sets Trump sentencing for Jan. 10, signals no jail time &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-judge-sets-trump-sentencing-for-jan-10-signals-no-jail-time-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386226&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A New York judge has scheduled former President Donald Trump&#8217;s sentencing for January 10, 2024, related to \u200bhis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-new-york-gag-order-confusion-swirls-in-warring-court-filings\/\" title=\"Legal chaos ensues as conflicting court documents surround Trump&#039;s New York gag order\">criminal\u200d hush money case<\/a>, \u2064just ten days prior to his inauguration. Trump was found\u2062 guilty on 34 felony counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">falsifying business records stemming<\/a> from\u2062 a payment made\u200b to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election campaign. The judge indicated that Trump is\u2063 unlikely to face jail time, which would mark a historic moment as he could become the first \u2063felon to hold the office of U.S. president.Despite Trump&#8217;s attempt to dismiss\u2063 the case post-election, the judge rejected this motion, allowing him the option to attend the sentencing either in person or \u2062virtually.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New York judge sets Trump sentencing for Jan. 10, signals no jail time<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> must face sentencing in his criminal hush money case on Jan. 10, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a> judge ordered on Friday, an unexpected conflict he must face just 10 days before inauguration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump was found guilty in May by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an attempt to conceal a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election. The decision means Trump will likely become the first felon to serve as U.S. president, though the judge indicated he would not face any jail time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings on the second day of jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, April 16, 2024, in New York.  Manhattan prosecutors are balking at Donald Trump efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-argues-500m-civil-fraud-verdict-is-clear-cut-statute-of-limitations-violation-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump argues 0M civil fraud verdict is \u2018clear-cut\u2019 statute of limitations violation - Washington Examiner\">delay post-trial decisions<\/a> in his New York hush money criminal case as he seeks to have a federal court intervene and potentially overturn his felony conviction. They lodged their objections in a letter Tuesday to the trial judge but said they could be OK with postponing the ex-president&rsquo;s Sept. 18 sentencing.  (Justin Lane\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Justice Juan Merchan said he denied Trump&rsquo;s motion to dismiss the case following his November presidential election victory. The judge said the Republican president-elect may appear for sentencing either in-person or virtually.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1924662\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Merchan wrote that a sentence of &ldquo;unconditional discharge,&rdquo; which means no custody, monetary fine, or probation, would mark &ldquo;the most viable solution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judge Juan Merchan poses for a picture in his chambers, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in New York. A dozen Manhattan residents are soon to become the first Americans ever to sit in judgment of a former president charged with a crime. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>After Trump&rsquo;s conviction, he faced up to four years in prison, but experts largely believe incarceration would be unlikely due to his age and lack of prior convictions, in addition to his current duties to fulfill his oath of office.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was originally supposed to be sentenced in July, but the date was postponed several times. The judge landed on Nov. 26 as the date, but it too was postponed after Trump defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 election.<\/p>\n<p>Since his presidential election victory in November, Trump&rsquo;s lawyers, several of whom are primed to assume ranking roles in his Justice Department, have argued that anything short of dismissing the case would violate laws that protect the transition process and grant immunity from prosecuting sitting presidents.<\/p>\n<p>But Merchan sided with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the Democratic prosecutor who brought the case, who asked the judge to keep the sentencing in place and even floated postponing it until after Trump&rsquo;s term ends in 2029. Separately, Merchan found on Dec. 16 that the Supreme Court&rsquo;s immunity ruling did not nullify the jury trial because the conduct at issue lacked sufficient connection to his duties when he assumed office in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The case was the only one of four criminal indictments to go to trial before the 2024 presidential election. <\/p>\n<p>Trump constantly described the criminal cases against him on the campaign trail as a &ldquo;witch hunt,&rdquo; and suggested that the New York prosecution was part of a scheme by his political rivals, including President Joe Biden, to&nbsp;keep him from winning back the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>The date of Jan. 10 will be significant in both the Big Apple and the nation&rsquo;s capital, where the Supreme Court that day will be debating a law that was passed to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Trump signaled a &ldquo;warm spot&rdquo; for the app after he said it helped his 2024 presidential campaign, and has asked the Supreme Court to stay the law from taking effect on Jan. 19.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next day, Trump is due to be sworn in as the 47th president.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1924662\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1924662\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York judge schedules Trump&#8217;s sentencing for Jan. 10, no jail time expected<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2386227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Donald-Trump-aaq156.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5387,33211,32120,12447,3634],"class_list":["post-2386226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-judge","tag-legal-news","tag-new-york","tag-sentencing","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Donald-Trump-aaq156.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386226"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386230,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386226\/revisions\/2386230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}