Live Updates: Trump to Be Sentenced in N.Y. Criminal Case [View all]
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Source: New York Times
After months of delay, President-elect Donald J. Trump on Friday is set to become the first American president to be criminally sentenced.
He is expected to avoid jail or any other substantive punishment, but the proceeding will still carry significant symbolic importance. It will formalize his status as a felon, making him the first to carry that dubious designation into the presidency.
The proceeding is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., and might be brief. Mr. Trump will appear virtually, projected onto a screen in a chilly yet bright Lower Manhattan courtroom filled with reporters, sketch artists and courtroom personnel.
Once Mr. Trump is sentenced, he will be able to begin a formal appeal of his conviction. He cannot, however, pardon himself. The presidential pardon authority does not extend to state charges.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/10/nyregion/trump-hush-money-sentencing
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