Sentencing in Trump’s ‘hush money’ case postponed indefinitely after election victory – The Irish Times

Donald TrumpHe is serving his sentence in Manhattan “silence the money” case has been postponed indefinitely, clearing all punitive proceedings from the president-elect’s calendar as he prepares to re-enter the White House.

Judge Juan Merchan agreed Friday to postpone sentencing, which was due next week, until a decision can be reached. Request from Mr Trump’s lawyers Immediate dismissal of the case “in the interests of justice”.

Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the charges in question, stated that he would oppose the request for dismissal.

Judge Merchan’s decision makes it increasingly unlikely that Mr. Trump will face any repercussions from the four criminal cases brought against him in the past few years.

Two federal lawsuits, one over allegations of overturning the 2020 election and the other over the withholding of secret documents, are being closed by the court. Joe BidenIn keeping with the Justice Department’s longstanding policy of not prosecuting sitting presidents.

Another election interference lawsuit filed by state prosecutors in Georgia was halted after an appeals court decided whether to throw out the case because of an undisclosed relationship between the district attorney and the prosecutor assigned to prosecute the case.

Mr. Trump’s lawyers had been trying to argue that the New York case, one of four cases currently going to trial, should be dismissed in light of the U.S. supreme court’s ruling. Decision to grant broad immunity to US presidents For official actions taken while on duty.

But it was always unlikely that Mr. Trump would face prison time, as he was convicted earlier this year of a non-violent crime: falsifying business records in connection with a scheme to pay off a porn actor. Stormy Daniels to conceal an alleged affair – rarely resulting in incarceration.

Although he has successfully avoided criminal charges, Mr. Trump is embroiled in civil lawsuits and is still liable to pay more than $450 million (430 million euros) after he was found to have inflated the value of his assets in representations he made to banks.

He was also ordered to be paid in two different cases. More than $88 million to E Jean CarrollAn author who claims Mr. Trump attacked and then slandered him in the 1990s.

Mr. Trump is appealing those legal rulings. – Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2024