Former President Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November election.
Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal caseto delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. In a letter made public Thursday, lawyers for the former president and current Republican nominee suggested that sentencing Trump as scheduled on Sept. 18 — about seven weeks before election day — would amount to election interference. Trump's lawyers wrote that a delay would also allow Trump time to weigh next steps after the trial judge, Juan M.
Merchan, who has said he is confident in his ability to remain fair and impartial, did not immediately rule on the delay request. The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which prosecuted Trump’s case, declined to comment. Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in May for falsifying his business’ records to conceal a 2016 deal to pay off porn actor Stormy Daniels to stay quiet about her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with him.
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