Trump seeks to delay sentencing in "hush money" case until after election
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York to delay his sentencing until after the presidential election in November.
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Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York to delay his sentencing until after the presidential election in November.
Former President Donald Trump's latest attempt to get the judge presiding over his New York criminal case to recuse himself has been denied.
A gag order put in place before former President Donald Trump's criminal trial will remain through his sentencing in September.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutors from his office said Donald Trump's effort to toss his conviction was "meritless."
Former President Donald Trump's lawyers called the $454 million judgment "draconian" and complained that the "case violates centuries of New York case law."
Weisselberg was sentenced in April to five months in Rikers Island, in line with a plea agreement over his alleged perjury in a 2023 civil fraud case.
Giuliani himself asked for the dismissal, after months of missing court deadlines in his bankruptcy case.
Trump's lawyers say a recent Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity means certain evidence and testimony should not have been allowed in his trial.
As the case enters a new phase, experts remain skeptical that former President Donald Trump's 11th-hour effort to overturn his conviction will be successful.
Justice Juan Merchan set a new sentencing date of Sept. 18, "if such is still necessary."
Manhattan prosecutors said they are not opposed to delaying Donald Trump's sentencing after the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents enjoy immunity for official acts.
Former President Donald Trump is trying to overturn his recent felony conviction in the New York "hush money" criminal case.
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The New York judge in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" case said he can now speak about witnesses and the jury, as long as he doesn't reveal jurors' identities.
Prosecutors told Justice Juan Merchan in a filing released Friday that the order is needed to shield jurors, attorneys and staffers from threats.