Trump had been scheduled to be sentenced in the case on Sept. 18. His attorneys asked on Aug. 14 for his sentencing to be pushed back until after the presidential election, arguing that a delay is necessary to resolve ongoing legal challenges to his conviction. Justice Juan Merchan issued a...
"The public's confidence in the integrity of our judicial system demands a sentencing hearing that is entirely focused on the verdict of the jury and the weighing of aggravating and mitigating factors free from distraction or distortion," Merchan wrote in his ruling Friday. "The members of this...
Judge Juan Merchan has delayed former President Donald Trump's sentencing on felony criminal charges in the hush money trial until Nov. 26. NBC News' Lisa Rubin reports on how this sentencing could affect Trump if he wins the election.Sept. 6, 2024 ...
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Prosecutors urged Merchan to keep the gag order’s ban on comments about jurors and trial staff in place “at least through the sentencing hearing and the resolution of any post-trial motions.” They argued that the judge had “an obligation to prote...
Sentencing had originally been scheduled for July 11, just days before Trump is scheduled to claim the GOP presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention. Merchan has now set sentencing for Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. ET. Republican presidential candidate former President...
Merchan told prosecutors they should inform Cohen “that the judge is asking him to refrain from making any more statements” about the case or about Trump. Prosecutors told the judge they had already requested that Cohen and other witnesses not talk about ...
Trump’s case “stands alone, in a unique place in this Nation’s history,” Merchan wrote. The public’s confidence “in the integrity of our judicial system demands a sentencing hearing that is entirely focused on the verdict of the jury and the ...
Merchan noted the upcoming presidential election in his decision to delay sentencing, saying that part of his reason for doing so was to avoid the appearance that the sentencing was intended to influence the November election. “Adjourning decision on the motion and sentencing, if such is required...
Jordan said public reports indicated to him that both Nellis and Loren Merchan were "closely involved in the presidential campaigns of both President Biden and Vice President Harris." 'ELECTION INTERFERENCE': TRUMP LAWYERS CALL FOR DELAYED SENTENCING IN BRAGG CASE ...