MBABANE: A United States(US) Judge has delayed the sentencing in Donald Trump’s hush money case and allowed the President-elect to argue to dismiss the conviction before he takes office on January 20, Aljazeera reported on Friday.
“New York Judge Juan Merchan on Friday cancelled a sentencing hearing previously set for November 26 without setting a new date.Both prosecutors and defence lawyers have sought to pause proceedings in the case to deal with the unprecedented legal situation: sentencing an incoming president on a criminal conviction.Merchan also ruled that Trump’s team can file a motion to dismiss the case.Prosecutors said they would oppose scrapping the conviction.Trump was found guilty on May 30 on 34 charges of falsifying business records in relation to a hush-money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 US presidential election”, reads the Aljazeera report.
Donald Trump during a campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina November 4, 2024. [File/Jonathan Drake/Reuters]