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The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial has postponed his sentencing, which was scheduled for next week.
Judge Juan Melchan also agreed to hold off on announcing his decision on presidential immunity until he reviewed the parties’ submissions.
Marchand granted Trump’s request for a motion to dismiss the case, ordered the defense team to submit documents by December 2, and gave prosecutors a week to respond. Trump’s team had hoped to submit documents by December 20th.
The judge did not set a new sentencing date or make any further comment on the delay. Trump’s press secretary, Stephen Chan, said Mee Chan’s decision was a “decisive victory” for the president-elect.
Trump’s legal and political fortunes took a sudden turn a year after he faced four separate indictments. While Trump’s two federal lawsuits are winding down in light of his election victory earlier this month, the Georgia case has long been dormant and the New York case is expected to end indefinitely without a verdict.
In a letter to Marchand earlier this month, the district attorney’s office also acknowledged that it was unlikely Trump would be sentenced “until the end of the defendant’s next presidential term.” Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Trump’s felony conviction should stand, but a source close to the district attorney’s office said the office was prepared to suspend the case for four years. Ta.
Trump’s lawyers argue that his conviction should be thrown out, citing both the presidential immunity decision and his return to the White House.
President Trump allegedly paid adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money to keep her from talking about an alleged affair that took place before 2016, alleging that he paid then-lawyer Michael Cohen to falsify business records. He was found guilty in May on 34 charges. election. President Trump has denied having an affair.
His sentencing, originally scheduled for July, was delayed twice as Trump’s lawyers filed a motion to vacate his conviction following the Supreme Court’s immunity decision. That effort, along with other tactics such as moving the case to federal court, further delayed the process, prompting Marchand to postpone sentencing and immunity until after the November election.
This story has been updated with additional responses and background information.
CNN’s Shania Shelton contributed to this report.
