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is now asking the judge overseeing his criminal hush money case to push back his Sept. 18 sentencing until after the November general election, saying that doing so would “mitigate” the “appearance of impropriety.”
“There is no basis for continuing to rush,” Trump attorney Todd Blanche wrote in the letter, dated Wednesday but made public Thursday.He suggested that the current sentencing date could be perceived as an attempt to interfere in the election, considering Trump is theA jury found Trump guilty on May 30 on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a case that revolved around a hush money payment to the porn actor Stormy Daniels in the days leading up to the 2016 presidential election.
Earlier this week, Merchan declined to recuse himself from the case on Trump’s request for the third time since 2023.Judge Once Again Denies Trump’s Motion To Recuse In Hush Money CaseBy entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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