Amanda Bastille
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-03-2025 8PM EST
New York Judge Juan Merchan ordered the sentencing hearing to take place on January 10th. In his order, Merchan said he will not be sentencing Trump to jail, a possibility legal scholars have long said was unlikely. Still, he said that because Trump does not have presidential immunity in this case,
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NPR News: 01-03-2025 8PM EST
and the jury had delivered its verdict after weighing testimony and evidence, a sentence should be served ahead of Trump's inauguration. Trump's legal team spent months attempting to dismiss the case altogether and argued that he had presidential immunity. Last month, Marchand denied the immunity.
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NPR News: 01-03-2025 8PM EST
If Trump is not sentenced before inauguration, Marchand says it may have to wait until Trump is out of office. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, New York.