{"id":2386266,"date":"2025-01-03T17:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-judge-plans-trump-sentencing-10-days-before-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T17:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:44:40","slug":"ny-judge-plans-trump-sentencing-10-days-before-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-judge-plans-trump-sentencing-10-days-before-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Judge Plans Trump Sentencing 10 Days Before Inauguration"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fny-judge-plans-trump-sentencing-10-days-before-inauguration%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=2386266&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\u200b New York judge has denied Donald Trump\u2019s request to dismiss felony charges against him, scheduling\u2062 his sentencing\u200b just ten days \u200bbefore he is set to be \u200cinaugurated as president for a \u2063second \u2064term.\u200b The ruling was made by justice Juan Merchan, who found no\u2063 legal\u2062 reason to \u200cdismiss the\u2064 jury&#8217;s verdict which convicted trump of 34 felonies related to payments made during the 2016 \u2062election.\u2063 The case was brought by Manhattan District Attorney\u200d Alvin Bragg. \u200dMerchan noted the importance of reaching a resolution before trump \u2064takes \u2064office, implying that presidential \u2062immunity would apply once he is sworn in.Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-federal-investigators-reveal-likely-reason-for-helicopter-crash-that-killed-kobe-bryant\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Federal Investigators Reveal Likely Reason For Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant\">legal team argued<\/a> \u200bthat \u2063proceeding with sentencing \u2063would unconstitutionally interfere with his\u2064 ability to prepare for presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, the sentencing was planned\u200c for July but was \u2064postponed due to a\u200c Supreme Court\u200c ruling on \u2062presidential immunity.Trump&#8217;s team sought further delays, leading to the current scheduling just prior to his inauguration. Merchan emphasized that protections for a sitting president do not extend\u2062 to a president-elect, asserting that Trump&#8217;s arguments for \u200cdismissal and\u200b delay were unconvincing \u200band that the case must be resolved prior to his new term.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Donald_Trump_(54235545734).jpg\">Gage Skidmore\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/03\/new-york-democrat-judge-schedules-trump-sentencing-10-days-before-his-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=New%20York%20Democrat%20Judge%20Schedules%20Trump%20Sentencing%2010%20Days%20Before%20His%20Inauguration&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/03\/new-york-democrat-judge-schedules-trump-sentencing-10-days-before-his-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=New%20York%20Democrat%20Judge%20Schedules%20Trump%20Sentencing%2010%20Days%20Before%20His%20Inauguration&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/03\/new-york-democrat-judge-schedules-trump-sentencing-10-days-before-his-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/03\/new-york-democrat-judge-schedules-trump-sentencing-10-days-before-his-inauguration\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=New%20York%20Democrat%20Judge%20Schedules%20Trump%20Sentencing%2010%20Days%20Before%20His%20Inauguration&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/03\/new-york-democrat-judge-schedules-trump-sentencing-10-days-before-his-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>On Friday, a New York Democrat judge denied Donald Trump&rsquo;s request to dismiss the lawfare brought against him by Manhattan&rsquo;s leftist prosecutor. He also scheduled a sentencing hearing for the president-elect 10 days before he&rsquo;s sworn into office. <\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycourts.gov\/LegacyPDFs\/press\/PDFs\/People%20v.%20DJT%20Clayton%20Decision.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18-page ruling<\/a>, New York County Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan &mdash; who previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/30\/rigged-biden-donor-judge-whose-daughter-raised-millions-to-defeat-trump-oversaw-soviet-show-trial-conviction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">donated<\/a> to Joe Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">2020 presidential campaign &#038;mdash<\/a>; declined the soon-to-be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-shaking-up-football-culture-one-dance-move-at-a-time\/\" title=\"Trump Is Shaking Up Football Culture One Dance Move At A Time\">47th president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s motion to toss a May 2024 jury verdict convicting him of 34 felony counts. New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought the case. The jury in deep-blue Manhattan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/30\/kangaroo-court-convicts-trump-following-soviet-show-trial-in-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a>&nbsp;Trump guilty on all counts related to a payment his then-lawyer made to a pornographer as part of a nondisclosure agreement ahead of the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-804653203\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Finding no legal impediment to sentencing and recognizing that Presidential immunity will likely attach once Defendant takes his Oath of Office, it is incumbent upon this Court to set this matter down for the imposition of sentence prior to January 20, 2025,&rdquo; Merchan wrote. &ldquo;It is this Court&rsquo;s firm belief that only by bringing finality to this matter will all three interests be served.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/03\/us-news\/judge-denies-trumps-bid-to-dismiss-hush-money-case-and-sets-sentencing-for-10-days-before-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s lawyers had claimed that Merchan failing to throw out the jury&rsquo;s verdict would unconstitutionally interfere with the president-elect preparing to serve a second term&rdquo; and that &ldquo;the conviction should be overturned based on&nbsp;July&rsquo;s US&nbsp;Supreme Court ruling immunizing a president&nbsp;for &lsquo;official acts&rsquo; taken in office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sentencing in the case was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycourts.gov\/LegacyPDFs\/press\/PDFs\/People%20v.%20DJT%20Clayton%20Decision.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">originally<\/a> slated to take place in July but was delayed until mid-September following the Supreme Court&rsquo;s presidential immunity ruling. Trump&rsquo;s team subsequently filed a motion in August to delay the sentencing until after the 2024 presidential election, at which the court agreed in September to adjourn until late November. <\/p>\n<p>Following Trump&rsquo;s victory, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s team filed a motion on Nov. 10 requesting a &ldquo;stay [of] the existing scheduled dates [&hellip;], and eventual dismissal of the case.&rdquo; As my colleague Brianna Lyman <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/12\/biden-donor-judge-delays-proceedings-in-lawfare-case-after-trumps-landslide-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, Merchan ultimately &ldquo;agreed to delay proceedings until after the left-wing Manhattan district attorney&rsquo;s office decides how to proceed now that Trump is president-elect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bragg agreed to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/19\/alvin-bragg-is-suddenly-willing-to-postpone-his-witch-hunt-indefinitely-now-that-it-cant-keep-trump-from-becoming-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delay sentencing<\/a> in the case indefinitely later that month. <\/p>\n<p>In his Friday ruling, Merchan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycourts.gov\/LegacyPDFs\/press\/PDFs\/People%20v.%20DJT%20Clayton%20Decision.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that &ldquo;Presidential immunity from criminal process for a sitting president does not extend to a President-elect&rdquo; and that &ldquo;a President-elect is not permitted to avail himself of the protections afforded to the individual occupying that Office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any claim Defendant may have that circumstances have changed as a result of Defendant&rsquo;s victory in the Presidential election, while convenient, is disingenuous,&rdquo; Merchan wrote. &ldquo;Defendant has always pronounced, since the inception of this case, confidence and indeed the expectation, that he would prevail in the 2024 Election &mdash; confidence that has proven well founded. &hellip; Thus, it was fair for this Court to trust that his request to adjourn sentencing until after the election carried with it the implied consent that he would face sentence during the window between the election and the taking of the oath of office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Merchan said that &ldquo;while Trump could have faced up to four years behind bars on each of the counts, &lsquo;a sentence of an unconditional discharge appears to be the most viable solution to ensure finality&rsquo; and [indicated he will] allow Trump to pursue his appeal options,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/03\/us-news\/judge-denies-trumps-bid-to-dismiss-hush-money-case-and-sets-sentencing-for-10-days-before-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the Post.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. 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