President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to an unconditional discharge in a New York state case involving falsified business records. The ruling, delivered by Judge Juan Merchan, makes Trump a convicted felon under state law but imposes no further penalties, a move tailored to respect his imminent inauguration as the …
Read More »Judge Rejects Trump’s Bid to Dismiss Hush Money Case, Sentencing Set for January 10
President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to dismiss his conviction in the hush money case were rejected on Friday by Judge Juan Merchan, who announced Trump’s sentencing will take place on January 10, ten days before his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States. Trump, who was convicted in May …
Read More »Trump’s Legal Team Moves to Dismiss Hush Money Conviction
President-elect Donald Trump’s legal team has filed a motion to dismiss his conviction for falsifying business records, stemming from a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. Trump’s lawyers argue the case presents an unconstitutional disruption to the presidency, citing the need for …
Read More »Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Bid to Move New York Hush Money Case to Federal Court
Jimmy Williams In a significant legal blow to former President Donald Trump, a federal judge on Tuesday denied his final effort to transfer his New York hush money case to federal court. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump’s personal actions, which are at the center of the case, …
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