President-elect Donald Trump is expected to undergo sentencing in his criminal business records case just 10 days before his inauguration, marking a milestone in the lengthy legal battles that have dogged him since leaving office in 2021.
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has already indicated he won’t impose any term of prison or any other meaningful punishment.
Nonetheless, Merchan is expected to use the hearing to enter a judgment of conviction and offer a rebuke of how the incoming president has treated the third branch of government.
It’s the last major legal decision Trump is expected to face before the inauguration, and that could change depending on how courts act in the coming days….