Trump Fights to Avoid Sentencing in Shocking Last-Minute Legal Battle, You Won’t Believe What He Said

Donald Trump’s legal team is making a strong effort to stop his sentencing, scheduled for later this week.

Trump was found guilty last year on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a case led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. After multiple delays, Judge Juan Merchan set January 10 as the date for sentencing.

According to The New York Times, Trump’s lawyers are making a final push to delay the proceedings. With sentencing set for Friday, just days before the presidential inauguration, Trump’s team has asked the judge to postpone it. However, this request is unlikely to succeed since Judge Merchan was the one who set the date.

If the judge denies the request by Monday afternoon, Trump’s lawyers plan to appeal the decision. They also intend to file a civil case against Judge Merchan and ask the appeals court to freeze the sentencing. This appeal could be filed as soon as Monday.

Even though Judge Merchan has hinted that Trump will face little to no significant punishment, Trump is working hard to avoid the stigma of being officially sentenced. Once the sentencing is complete, Trump will formally be labeled a felon.

Trump’s legal team also plans to challenge the judge’s earlier decision to uphold the conviction. Judge Merchan had dismissed Trump’s argument that a recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity should overturn the verdict.

On Saturday, Trump criticized Judge Merchan on Truth Social, claiming, “I never falsified business records.

This is a fake charge by a corrupt judge working for the Biden/Harris administration to attack me, their political opponent. He created a case where there was none and keeps a gag order on me so I can’t talk about his corruption.”

Trump added that the media is ignoring the issue and called Judge Merchan “the most conflicted judge in New York State history.”

Trump spokesman Steven Cheung also released a statement on Monday, accusing the Manhattan District Attorney’s office of conducting a “witch hunt.” He argued that legal precedents and the Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity should lead to the case being dismissed. He also claimed that the charges were politically motivated and emphasized Trump’s commitment to “unite the country” in his next administration.