Appeals Court Judge Refuses to Halt Trump’s Sentencing in Hush-Money Case NYT | Top Stories Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and Wesley Parnell 8 January 2025 at 06:20 President-elect Donald J. Trump is trying to expunge his conviction before he is inaugurated. He would be the first felon elected to the Oval Office. © Dave Sanders for The New York TimesAfter being indicted four times in four jurisdictions, Donald Trump leaned heavily on a strategy of delay, making a variety of appeals and other filings to run out the clock until Election Day.