New York Judge Rejects Trump Request To Delay Hush Money Sentencing

A New York judge on Monday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay sentencing set for later this week in his hush money case.

Judge Juan Merchan ruled last week that Trump's sentencing should go ahead on Friday despite his upcoming inauguration, rejecting his attorney's argument that his election victory should spell an end to the case.

Merchan, in a two-page decision, noted that prosecutors had opposed delaying the sentencing and said it should go ahead as planned barring a last-minute successful appeal by Trump to a higher court.