Politics & Government
Trump Wants Sentencing Suspended For Hush Money Case
Trump lawyers said he is entitled to an "automatic stay" and would be appealing the decision of the case to the state Appellate Division.
NEW YORK CITY — President-elect Donald Trump's defense lawyers are pushing for his Jan. 10 sentencing in the Stormy Daniel's hush money case to be vacated, according to a letter filed on Sunday.
“The Court should vacate the sentencing hearing scheduled for January 10, 2025, and suspend all further deadlines in the case until President Trump’s immunity appeals are fully and finally resolved,” Trump's attorneys wrote to Judge Juan Merchan.
In addition, his lawyers said he is entitled to an "automatic stay" and disclosed they would be appealing the decision of the case to the state Appellate Division, according to an NBC News report.
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Merchan denied Trump's bid to dismiss the hush money case last Friday, Patch previously reported.
The sentencing date would come days before the scheduled presidential inauguration on Jan. 20.
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Trump had been scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 26 after he was convicted on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, Patch previously reported.
While Trump will be sentenced, Merchan disclosed he wouldn't order Trump to be jailed.
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