Prosecutors, down the marble staircase from Chief Clerk Jennifer Regan's office, transferred her petit larceny case to an Albany special prosecutor who agreed to an "ACOD" deal for 10 hours of community service. Absent a new arrest, the case will be dismissed & sealed in March.

The Albany DA & NY state court officials declined to comment.

I spoke to Chief Clerk Regan in her Schenectady courthouse hallway and asked about the alleged theft.

She immediately moved the interview into a filing closet out of earshot of nearby court staff:

Chief Clerk Regan allegedly stole "multiple pieces of women's clothing, groceries, and pet food" totaling somewhere between $180-$190 (police and court filings differ).

Today’s filings are there. I’m juggling a few things over here

Justice Merchan also signals his intent *not* to impose a jail sentence on the president-elect.

What about a decision on the new immunity motion, based on Trump's status as president-elect? Not yet, the judge says.

*But Justice Merchan leaves a clue as to his thoughts on that in a letter today, saying DOJ policy & SCOTUS immunity rule concerns "a sitting President" ...