Last month, thejudge indefinitely postponedTrumps sentencing and allowed his attorneys to present their case.

No principle of immunity precludes further proceedings before defendants inauguration.

For their part, Trumps attorneys are grasping at every possible straw to have the case thrown out.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 30:  Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defendant’s table inside the courthouse as the jury is scheduled to continue deliberations for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. Judge Juan Merchan gave the jury instructions, and deliberations are entering their second day. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial.  (Photo by Justin Lane - Pool/Getty Images)

Donald Trump sits at the defendant’s table at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City.Justin Lane - Pool/Getty Images