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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Croft

Will Donald Trump be jailed for hush money conviction?

US president-elect Donald Trump tried to avoid his sentecing, but was rejected in a Supreme Court ruling on Thursday - (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump will be sentenced in his historic New York hush money case today, becoming the first US president – former or sitting – to face a criminal trial, let alone a guilty verdict and subsequent sentencing.

Mr Trump is set to be sentenced at 9:30am local time (2.30pm GMT) after Manhattan-based Judge Juan Merchan denied his attempt to throw out the guilty verdict and the Supreme Court voted 5-4 against pausing the sentencing.

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