Donald Trump’s “hush money” case has been paused while a Manhattan judge considers the “unprecedented circumstances” of his election as US president while awaiting sentencing that had been set for later this month.
Justice Juan Merchan was due to decide on Tuesday whether Trump’s conviction in state court should be thrown out in light of the Supreme Court’s decision to grant presidents broad immunity for official acts. If the case survived, Trump was to be sentenced on November 26.
But in an email to lawyers, which was made public on Tuesday, Merchan agreed to give both parties until November 19 to brief him on why the case should be paused, perhaps until Trump leaves office.
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