The ruling comes after months of argument over whether Trump’s victory in November’s election means that the 34 convictions brought in by a New York jury ought to be dismissed. Trump argued that the immunity he will assume on January 20 demands that they be vacated lest they injure the office of the president.

Donald Trump must be sentenced on Jan. 10 in the criminal case in which he was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled on Friday, adding that he is not inclined to impose a jail sentence.