President-elect Donald Trump must face sentencing in his criminal hush money case on Jan. 10, a New York judge ordered on Friday, an unexpected conflict he must face just 10 days before the inauguration.
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 pornography 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.
Justice Juan Merchan said he denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the case following his November presidential election…
