U.S. judge rejects Trump's request to delay the sentencing process for his "hush money" case

On January 6 local time, Judge Juan Merchan of the New York State Supreme Court rejected President-elect Trump's request to delay the sentencing procedure for his "hush money" criminal case. It is understood that Trump's lawyers may continue to appeal to the New York appellate court. Earlier on the 6th, Trump's lawyers appealed against the ruling in their "hush money" criminal case and applied to postpone this week's scheduled sentencing procedure. A jury of twelve people ruled on May 30, 2024 that Trump had paid $130,000 in "hush money" to an adult film actress during the 2016 US presidential election in order to conceal it, falsifying business records and violating relevant laws of New York state; all thirty-four charges involved were established as valid.