The republican requested the intervention of an appeals court, in the context of his attempts to avoid conviction before taking office as the new US president. A The inauguration of the presidential term takes place ten days after Donald Trump received the sentence in the case involving payments to a pornographic actress.
Donald Trump requested the intervention of an appeals court, in the context of his attempts to avoid conviction before taking office as the new US president.
Trump’s appeal to the state court’s Appellate Division came a day after the judge in the case, Juan M. Merchan, had refused his intention to indefinitely postpone the sentencing session and ordered that the process proceed as stipulated.
O first president to take office with a criminal conviction on his resume
If Trump is not sentenced before the start of his second term on January 20, You may have to wait until you leave officein 2029, due to the widely shared understanding, including by Merchan, that a sitting president is immune to criminal prosecution.
Merchan signaled that he should not punish Trump for his conviction in 34 crimes of falsifying business records and go allow you to watch the session via videoinstead of having to be in person at the Manhattan courthouse.
Even so, the Republican and his lawyers understand that his sentence should not advancebecause the accusation and conviction must be annulled.
On Friday, Merchan refused Trump’s request to bypass coordination and drop the casedue to his return to the White House.
Merchan wrote that he considers that the interests of justice would only be served through sentencing. He added that giving Trump the closing the case without jail time, fines or probation “seems to be the most viable solution.”
The controversial case involving a porn actress
The charges are based on a alleged scheme to hide the payment of a bribe to pornographic actress Stormy Danielsin the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign, to prevent him from saying that he had had sexual relations with Trump.
The case focused on how Trump accounted for reimbursement from his then-personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, who had made the payment to Daniels. Conviction corresponds to a sentence that can vary from fine or probation to four years in prison.
