DONALD Trump’s sentencing in his hush-money case has been canceled indefinitely, removing a major legal hurdle for the president-elect.
A New York judge confirmed that Trump’s sentencing in his criminal case in the state will now no longer go forward as planned next week.
AFPDonald Trump’s sentencing in his hush-money case in New York has been canceled[/caption]
Trump’s legal team argued his convictions should be thrown out after his election winAP
Supreme Court of the State of New YorkThe letter issued by Judge Juan Merchan issued on Friday morning[/caption]
Judge Juan Merchan announced the adjournment in a letter on Friday morning.
In May, Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money deal his former fixer made with adult movie actress Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 election.
The halting of Trump’s sentencing gives his legal team time to prepare their case that his election victory means his felony convictions should be thrown out completely.
Trump’s team have been ordered to submit their additional papers by December 2.
His spokesperson Steven Cheung called the sentencing delay a “decisive win.”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, had opposed the request, and had called for Judge Merchan to instead freeze the proceedings during Trump’s second term.
That would have meant sentencing wouldn’t occur until 2029 at the earliest.
Prosecutors have been given until December 9 to respond.
TRUMP HUSH MONEY STATEMENT
IN the wake of a judge delaying indefinitely Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York, his communications director Steven Cheung issued a statement:
“In a decisive win for President Trump, the hoax Manhattan Case is now fully stayed and sentencing is adjourned.
“President Trump won a landslide victory as the American People have issued a mandate to return him to office and dispose of all remnants of the Witch Hunt cases.
“All of the sham lawfare attacks against President Trump are now destroyed and we are focused on Making America Great Again.”
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