Judge Merchan Delays Trump Sentencing Indefinitely in Stormy Daniels Case, Allows Motion to Dismiss

Nov 22, 2024, 03:52 PM

Judge Juan Merchan has indefinitely postponed the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in his New York criminal case involving hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The sentencing, originally scheduled for November 26, has been delayed after Manhattan prosecutors agreed to adjourn the date. Merchan granted Trump's defense team permission to file a motion to dismiss the case entirely, with a deadline set for December 2. Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to the payments to Daniels. Trump's attorneys argue that his recent election victory warrants dismissing the conviction.