Hush money trial
Sentencing for Trump to be announced before inauguration
US President-elect Donald Trump has suffered a setback in the trial over a hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels: The judge in charge, Juan Merchan, rejected Trump's request to postpone the announcement of the sentence.
The sentence is to be announced as planned on January 10, Merchan announced on Monday. Trump's request was above all "a repetition of the arguments he has put forward several times in the past", Merchan explained. The sentence will therefore be published before Trump is sworn in as president on January 20. Two of Trump's lawyers had asked Merchan for a postponement.
Guilty on 34 counts
In May, a jury found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records before the 2016 election. The case concerns a payment of 130,000 dollars (124,688.28 euros) to porn star Stormy Daniels. This was to prevent her from reporting in public about an alleged affair with Trump, which she claims she had with him. Trump denies Daniels' claims and describes himself as innocent.
Convicted felon becomes US president for the first time
This is the first time that a former or current US president has been convicted of a criminal offense. In this case, he would actually face a prison sentence. However, Judge Merchan has indicated that he does not intend to send Trump to prison. A conviction without a prison sentence, fine or probation would be "the most practicable solution" in view of Trump's imminent assumption of office, he explained last week.
Congress officially confirms Trump's victory
The US Congress has officially confirmed Republican Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election. Acting Vice President Kamala Harris, who ran against Trump in the election, announced the official final result in a joint session of both chambers of parliament on Monday.
What is usually a formality after the election escalated into an excess of violence by angry Trump supporters four years ago. At the time, Trump had spoken of massive electoral fraud and thus stirred up his supporters. He still does not recognize his defeat in the 2020 presidential election against Democrat Joe Biden, although there is no evidence of his election fraud claims.
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