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Trump Hush Money CaseāIncluding SentencingāPaused After Presidential Win
Judge Juan Merchan paused proceedings in President-elect Donald Trumpās New York criminal case Tuesday, pushing back an anticipated ruling on whether his conviction can move forward, as well as his sentencing, in light of his presidential win.
Merchan paused deadlines in the case in response to a request from both prosecutors and Trumpās lawyers.
His ruling came on the day the judge was scheduled to issue a ruling on whether the guilty verdict against Trump should be thrown out, as Trump asked for the conviction to be dismissed based on the Supreme Courtās ruling giving him some immunity from criminal charges for official acts in office.
Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records based on hush money payments made before the 2016 election, and while his charges largely concerned activities from before he took office, Trumpās lawyers claim some evidence is covered by the Supreme Courtās immunity ruling and should not have been used at trial.
Itās been unclear how the case would move forward in light of Trumpās election, as legal experts suggested to Politico his win made it likely Merchan would delay or cancel Trumpās scheduled sentencing on Nov. 26.
Merchan asked the Manhattan district attorneyās office, which brought the charges, to file their āview of appropriate steps going forwardā by Nov. 19, after prosecutors asked for more time āto assess these recent developmentsā following the election results.
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