Judge orders Trump to be sentenced in hush money case

A justice has ordered that President-elect Donald Trump volition beryllium sentenced connected 10 January successful his hush-money lawsuit successful New York - little than 2 weeks earlier helium is acceptable to beryllium sworn successful arsenic president.

Judge Juan Merchan said helium would not condemnation Trump to immoderate jailhouse clip and the president-elect could look successful idiosyncratic oregon virtually for the hearing.

The proceeding is scheduled 10 days earlier Trump's inauguration ceremonial successful Washington DC connected 20 January.

The lawsuit stems from Trump being convicted successful May of 34 felony counts of falsifying concern records related to a $130,000 outgo to big movie prima Stormy Daniels.

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