Judge has postponed decision on Trump’s sentence in ‘Stormy Daniels’ case

The judge was to determine this Tuesday whether to vacate the conviction against future President of the United States Donald Trump. Documents falsified to hide payments to former porn actress ‘Stormy Daniels’ It has been agreed to adjourn the case until next week so that the parties can examine the possible impact of the recent elections, among other issues.

Defense lawyers and the prosecutor’s office were in favor of an adjournment and Judge Juan Merchan has called for a retrial. 19 November. The prosecutor’s office understands that there are “unprecedented circumstances” that justify this new delay, although according to CNN, Trump’s lawyers stick to their thesis that he should be acquitted.

This new postponement complicates the last sentenceIf the merchant decides to go ahead and validate the first decision, it will come on November 26 as planned so far.

Trump was convicted on a total of 34 charges in AprilWhen he was not even confirmed as the Republican Party’s official nominee for the White House. The judge held him responsible for concealing a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels that he paid her not to talk about an alleged extramarital affair shortly before the 2016 elections.

In between, and waiting to know what the punishment will be in this case – it could be four years in jail – the tycoon has also got some oxygen A decision of the Supreme Court that provides at least some degree of immunity

For his first term as president, that has forced the prosecutor’s office to correct his charge in another open trial for election interference.

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