President-elect will be sentenced for his 34 felony convictions on 10 January, Judge Juan Merchan rulesA judge on Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush-money case for 10 January 10 – little over a week before he is due to return to the White House – but promised not to jail him.Judge Juan M Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial, signaled in a written decision that he would sentence the former and future president to what is known as a conditional discharge, in which a case gets dismissed if a defendant avoids rearrest. Continue reading…
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Author : Associated Press
Publish date : 2025-01-03 21:12:00
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