President-elect Donald Trump has requested a judge to delay his upcoming sentencing in the hush money case as they appeal recent rulings upholding the verdict. Trump's legal team plans to challenge Judge Juan M. Merchan's decision, which scheduled the sentencing for Friday, just before Trump's second term inauguration.
Merchan had previously rejected Trump's attempts to dismiss the indictment based on presidential immunity and his imminent return to the White House. Despite signaling that he is unlikely to impose punishment on Trump for his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Merchan set the case for sentencing.
