Trump loses bid to delay sentencing in hush-money case
by Reuters from US news | The Guardian on (#6TCDX)
President-elect to be sentenced on Friday over conviction stemming from money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels
Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to put off his sentencing on Friday for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.
Citing both presidential immunity and the demands of Trump's impending January 20 inauguration as the 47th US president, his lawyers on Monday morning said judge Juan Merchan's intention not to penalize Trump was of no moment".
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