Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until Nov. 26 02:12 Share this - Copied 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 th...
Ina decisionFriday, Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan delayed Trump’s sentencing until Nov. 26, three weeks after the final votes are cast in the U.S. presidential election. The sentencing had been scheduled for Sept. 18, about seven weeks before Elec...
"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...
Justice Juan Merchan issued an order on Friday delaying sentencing until Nov. 26. Merchan wrote that he made the decision "to avoid any appearance — however unwarranted — that the proceeding has been affected by or seeks to affect the approaching Presidential election in which the Defendant is...
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...
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...
Trump’s sentencing is set for Sept. 18, but Merchan is first expected to rule on Trump’s efforts to wipe out the verdict in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision carving out criminal immunity for former presidents. “Regardless of intent, decisions by Your Honor on the pending Presi...
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“It’s becoming a problem every single day that President Trump is not allowed to respond to this witness but this witness is allowed to continue to talk,” defense attorney Todd Blanche said. Merchan told prosecutors they should inform Cohen “that the ...
Trump expressed appreciation for the language Merchan used in delaying his sentencing noting that it will only commence “if necessary.” “I greatly appreciate the words in the letter today from the judge. He said ‘if necessary,’ being utilized in the decision, because there should be no ...