September 07, 2024

Trump Sentencing Postponed to November 26 by NY Judge

Former President Donald Trump will not face sentencing for his conviction on election-related fraud charges tied to hush money payments until after the U.S. election on November 5, according to a ruling issued by New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on Friday. Initially set for September 18, the sentencing date has been postponed to November 26, with the judge citing "the unique time frame this matter currently finds itself in."

In late May, a Manhattan jury convicted Trump on all 34 counts brought against him in the New York hush-money trial. The charges stemmed from allegations that Trump falsified business records to conceal hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. These payments were allegedly intended to suppress details of their affair from the voting public ahead of the 2016 election.

Trump was originally scheduled for sentencing on July 11, but that date was delayed amid the ongoing appeals process. His legal team has twice sought to move the case to federal court, but both attempts were unsuccessful. Just Thursday, a federal judge denied the latest request to transfer Trump's case from the New York Supreme Court to a federal court. The decision to postpone sentencing on Friday comes as Trump's lawyers appeal this latest ruling.

"This is not a decision this court makes lightly, but it is the decision which, in this court's view, best advances the interest of justice," Merchan stated in his four-page ruling. He acknowledged the historic nature of the case, describing it as one that "stands alone, in a unique place in this nation's history."

Merchan also emphasized that the postponement was intended to avoid any potential allegations of election interference or questions regarding judicial impartiality. He noted that the ruling should help prevent any appearance that the proceedings were influenced by or intended to influence the approaching presidential election, in which Trump is a candidate.

On the same day as the sentencing postponement, Trump appeared in a Manhattan courthouse on a separate legal matter. His lawyers argued in front of a federal appeals court that he should be granted a new trial after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. In January, a jury ordered Trump to pay over $83 million in damages related to Carroll's case. A ruling on this appeal is not expected until after the November election.

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