New York judge rejects Trump's attempt to block sentencing

A New York judge rejected Monday President-elect Trump's latest attempt to halt sentencing for his felony hush money case conviction. Why it matters: Judge Juan Merchan has already indicated Trump will not face jail time when he is sentenced just 10 days before his inauguration. But the president-elect's legal team is still trying to walk back his historic conviction. Merchan has repeatedly rejected Trump's attempts to toss his conviction based...