Judge delays Trump sentencing, lets him seek dismissal of NY conviction
Al Jazeera
New York judge cancels a sentencing hearing previously scheduled for November 26 without setting a new date.
A New York judge has delayed the sentencing in Donald Trump’s hush money case and allowed the president-elect to argue to dismiss the conviction before he takes office on January 20.
Judge Juan Merchan on Friday cancelled a sentencing hearing previously set for November 26 without setting a new date.
Both prosecutors and defence lawyers have sought to pause proceedings in the case to deal with the unprecedented legal situation: sentencing an incoming president on a criminal conviction.
Merchan also ruled that Trump’s team can file a motion to dismiss the case. Prosecutors said they would oppose scrapping the conviction.
Trump was found guilty on May 30 on 34 charges of falsifying business records in relation to a hush-money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 US presidential election.
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