Donald Trump faces sentencing in hush-money trial after supreme court rejects his request for delay – live
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush-money trial. Trump is due to officially assume to presidency in 10 days. He is the first US president – former or sitting – to face a criminal trial, let alone a guilty verdict and subsequent sentencing.
Despite being convicted on 34 felony charges, the judge presiding over the case, Juan Merchan, has strongly implied that the incoming president will not face any meaningful consequences. Merchan has said that the most viable sentence seems to be “unconditional discharge”, which in New York means that the conviction holds, but a defendant will be released “without imprisonment, fine or probation supervision”.
Trump launched a last-minute bid to halt his sentencing after Merchan announced it would be going ahead last week but his appeals were rejected by the US supreme court. On Thursday evening, Trump told reporters that the case was a “disgrace” but appeared to back the supreme court, calling their ruling a “fair decision, actually.”.
