America’s newly elected President Donald Trump will be sentenced on January 10 in the hush money case. Let us tell you that less than two weeks are left for Trump to take oath as President. In this case, Judge Juan Merchan said that he will not sentence Trump to jail and the newly elected President can appear for the hearing in person or virtually.
This hearing has been scheduled 10 days before Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony in Washington DC on January 20. Trump has been convicted in May of tampering with business records to hide the payment of 1 lakh 30 thousand dollars to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
What is the Hush Money Case?
In fact, Donald Trump’s relationship with adult star Stormy Daniels was much discussed in the 2016 presidential election. According to the information, Daniels was threatening to make her relationship with Trump public. After this Trump gave her money. Donald Trump was convicted of manipulating business records to hide a payment of $130,000 to Daniels.
Accusation against the judge
Donald Trump is the first president in US history to be convicted. However, Trump had called the trial rigged. He accused the judge of bias and corruption. Trump had said that the judge is corrupt, due to which the trial has been rigged.
Trump will take oath on January 20
On January 20, Donald Trump will take oath as the 47th President of the United States. The Republican Party has gained control of the Senate, where they have 52 seats. At the same time, the Democrats have 47 seats. Republicans have also maintained a lead in the House of Representatives, where they have 216 seats, while the Democrats have 209 seats.