President-elect Donald Trump's May sentencing for a criminal conviction has been delayed again., A judge ruled on Friday,
This is the third time Trump's sentence has been extended after being found guilty for his role in hiding the “hush money” payments.
Justice Juan Merchan gave Trump's lawyers until December 2 to file a motion to dismiss the case outright. He has argued that the case should be dropped because Trump was elected president.
Merchan's decision ended months of speculation about when Trump would learn his fate following his historic conviction in May.
Prosecutors for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a letter to Marchen on Tuesday that they did not oppose delaying the sentencing — even until Trump becomes president — but they said they were seeking to dismiss the case. Will fight against any attempt.
Trump's lawyers said Tuesday night that the conviction should be vacated and the case dismissed because Trump is president-elect. He argued that pursuing the case would be unconstitutional.
In May, a jury of 12 people unanimously made Trump the first former President in American history. convicted of crimesOn November 5, less than half of voters voted for Trump, making him the first person in American history to be elected president after being convicted of crimes.
The jury concluded Trump had committed 34 crimes After signing a plan to hide reimbursements Michael CohenHis former lawyer and fixer. The reimbursement was for a $130,000 payment Cohen made to the adult film star stormy daniels Just before the 2016 presidential election. Both Cohen and Daniels have said they are paying a price for their silence about their alleged sexual relationship with Trump. The payments are often referred to as “hush money” payments.
Trump insists he is not guilty of falsifying business records – a charge of which he was convicted – and has vehemently denied Daniels' story.