November 22, (THEWILL) – A New York judge, Juan Merchan, has indefinitely postponed US President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his criminal hush money case.
Merchan in a court order also allowed Trump’s attorneys to file motions to dismiss the case, in which the President-elect was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
He ordered the attorneys to submit their papers by Dec. 2. Prosecutors were ordered to respond by Dec. 9.
The ruling cancels, for now, the sentencing that was set for next Tuesday, November 26
Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told Merchan this week that they supported pausing the sentencing date to give the defense lawyers time to argue that the case should be tossed entirely.
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