Politico: Trump’s NY Sentencing Unlikely To Happen

Politico reports:

Donald Trump’s victory means the nation’s first convicted-criminal-turned-president-elect is headed for the White House instead of a prison cell. That’s because Trump’s Nov. 26 sentencing hearing in the hush money case almost certainly won’t happen. Imposing a sentence now — even a non-prison sentence like home confinement, probation or community service — would interfere with the soon-to-be president’s duties, legal experts say.

In theory, the judge who presided over the hush money trial, Justice Juan Merchan, could try to proceed with the sentencing as scheduled and order that any sentence be deferred until 2029, when Trump will complete his term. But even that would pose problems, as Trump’s lawyers are sure to argue that hauling the president-elect into a state courtroom in the middle of the presidential transition would impede the orderly transfer of power.

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NEW: Trump legal team is going to argue to judge that his upcoming NY criminal sentencing shouldn’t happen now that he is President-elect. pic.twitter.com/xfu8Yzo1xV

— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCNN) November 7, 2024