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00:02A New York judge denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to dismiss his hush money case
00:07and scheduled his sentencing for January 10th, 10 days before his inauguration.
00:12Judge Juan Merchan indicated that Trump would likely receive an unconditional discharge,
00:17avoiding jail time, fines, or probation.
00:20Merchan emphasized that vacating the verdict would damage public confidence in the rule of law.
00:26Trump was convicted in May of falsifying business records related to hush money payments.
00:31He criticized the ruling as a rigged charade and vowed to fight what he called politically
00:36motivated cases. Trump has an option to appear for the sentencing virtually or in person.
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