Trump맥스카지노s hush money sentencing is postponed indefinitely, judge says
The judge overseeing Donald Trump맥스카지노s criminal hush money trial has adjourned his sentencing, which was set for next week.
Judge Juan Merchan also agreed to hold off on issuing his decision on presidential immunity until after he reviews the parties맥스카지노 filings.
Merchan granted Trump맥스카지노s request to file a motion to dismiss the case, ordering his legal team to submit their papers by Dec. 2, and prosecutors have a week to respond. Trump맥스카지노s team wanted to have until Dec. 20 to file their paperwork.
The judge did not set a new sentencing date or make any further statements about the delay. Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump, called Mechan맥스카지노s decision a 맥스카지노decisive win맥스카지노 for the president-elect.
Trump맥스카지노s legal and political fates have seen an abrupt turnaround a year after he was facing four separate indictments. In light of his election victory earlier this month, Trump맥스카지노s two federal cases are winding down, while the Georgia state case has long been dormant and the New York case is poised to end indefinitely without a sentence.
In a earlier this month, the district attorney맥스카지노s office also acknowledged that Trump is not likely to be sentenced 맥스카지노until after the end of Defendant맥스카지노s upcoming presidential term.맥스카지노 Although District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, has said Trump맥스카지노s felony conviction should stand, a source close to the district attorney맥스카지노s office said it is open to a four-year pause of the case.
Trump맥스카지노s lawyers have argued his conviction should be tossed both because of the presidential immunity decision and his return to the White House.
Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records over payments made to his then-lawyer Michael Cohen to reimburse a $130,000 hush money payment made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from speaking out about an alleged affair before the 2016 election. Trump has denied the affair.
His sentencing, originally scheduled for July, was delayed twice after the Supreme Court맥스카지노s immunity decision prompted Trump맥스카지노s lawyers to file a motion to vacate the conviction. That effort, along with other tactics, including seeking to move the case into federal court, further delayed the proceedings and prompted Merchan to push the sentencing decision and a ruling on immunity until after the November election.
