On January 7, local time, US New York Court of Appeals Judge Alan Gosmer rejected President-elect Trump's latest request to postpone the sentencing process in his “sealing fee” case. Trump's lawyer said that as an elected president, Trump enjoyed the same immunity from criminal prosecution as the president, but this view was rejected by the court. It is less than two weeks until Trump becomes president. If the sentence is not completed before the start of his second term on January 20, presidential immunity may delay the case until he leaves office. The court ruling means that Trump's sentence is still scheduled for January 10. However, Trump and his team of lawyers said they will continue to seek legal avenues to delay or cancel the sentence.

On January 7, local time, US New York Court of Appeals Judge Alan Gosmer rejected President-elect Trump's latest request to postpone the sentencing process in his “sealing fee” case. Trump's lawyer said that as an elected president, Trump enjoyed the same immunity from criminal prosecution as the president, but this view was rejected by the court. It is less than two weeks until Trump becomes president. If the sentence is not completed before the start of his second term on January 20, presidential immunity may delay the case until he leaves office. The court ruling means that Trump's sentence is still scheduled for January 10. However, Trump and his team of lawyers said they will continue to seek legal avenues to delay or cancel the sentence.