The Manhattan judge who presided over the business records trial that resulted in the conviction of President-elect Donald Trump on 34 felony counts will rule by next week about whether to toss the conviction, CNN reported.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has given himself a deadline of Nov. 12 to set aside or let stand the conviction in the aftermath of Trump winning the election and the Supreme Court’s ruling over the summer on presidential immunity, according to the report.

Merchan twice delayed sentencing in the case until after the election. If Merchan rules to let the conviction stand, Trump is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 26. Trump faces up to four years in prison. If that is Merchan’s ruling, Trump’s legal team is prepared to pounce, according to CNN.

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