Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s hush money sentencing is postponed indefinitely, judge says
The judge overseeing Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s 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 parties바카라 게임 웹사이트 filings.
Merchan granted Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s 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. Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s 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 Mechan바카라 게임 웹사이트s decision a 바카라 게임 웹사이트decisive win바카라 게임 웹사이트 for the president-elect.
Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s 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, Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s 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 attorney바카라 게임 웹사이트s office also acknowledged that Trump is not likely to be sentenced 바카라 게임 웹사이트until after the end of Defendant바카라 게임 웹사이트s upcoming presidential term.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Although District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, has said Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s felony conviction should stand, a source close to the district attorney바카라 게임 웹사이트s office said it is open to a four-year pause of the case.
Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s 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 Court바카라 게임 웹사이트s immunity decision prompted Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s 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.
