RT
Sentencing in the incoming US president’s “hush money” case has been delayed indefinitely
A New York judge has delayed indefinitely the sentencing of US President-elect Donald Trump, allowing his lawyers to file a motion to dismiss the “hush money” case altogether.
Trump was convicted in June by a Manhattan jury on 34 counts of “falsifying business records” related to the 2016 presidential election. Prosecutor Alvin Bragg alleged that Trump’s payments to his lawyer amounted to the crime of defrauding American voters.
On Friday, Judge Juan Merchan announced that the November 26 sentencing hearing “is adjourned” indefinitely.
Merchan also allowed Trump’s defense to file a motion to dismiss the case, due by December 2. Bragg’s office has until December 9 to file their counter-motion, and no reply briefs will be accepted after that, according to court documents posted online.
Trump’s attorneys initially asked until December 20 to…
