Judge sets Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case but …

Trump’s case was tried in state court, but presidential pardons only apply to federal crimes. Trump takes office Jan. 20 as the first former president to be convicted of a crime and the first convicted criminal to be elected to the office. The Republican was found guilty in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-trial-a7e02ac952e3cd35a8d5d2c3ec6219e7