The sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in New York for his criminal conviction for falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment was indefinitely postponed by a judge Friday.
Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury in May on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 election. Judge Juan Merchan agreed with the request by parties to commence filing motions to dismiss the case, adjourning the previously planned Nov. 26 sentencing date.
Earlier this week, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office did not object to delaying the sentencing and advised Merchan that proceedings could begin over Trump’s efforts to dismiss the case.
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Bragg’s office is vehement about sustaining the jury’s conviction, saying in a message to Merchan earlier this week that prosecutors would be open to resuming sentencing after Trump’s term in the White House ends in 2029.
This is a developing story and will be updated.