{"id":2338134,"date":"2024-09-06T19:23:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T23:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-legal-team-gets-big-win-from-new-york-judge-juan-merchan-sentencing-delayed-until-after-election\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T19:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T23:25:53","slug":"trumps-legal-team-gets-big-win-from-new-york-judge-juan-merchan-sentencing-delayed-until-after-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-legal-team-gets-big-win-from-new-york-judge-juan-merchan-sentencing-delayed-until-after-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Legal Team Gets Big Win from New York Judge Juan Merchan &#8211; Sentencing Delayed Until After Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-legal-team-gets-big-win-from-new-york-judge-juan-merchan-sentencing-delayed-until-after-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338134&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A judge in Manhattan, Juan Merchan, has postponed the sentencing of former \u200dPresident Donald Trump in his business records case until November 26, 2024,\u2062 to avoid any influence from the \u200dupcoming presidential\u2062 election. Trump was convicted in May of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jordan-subpoenas-former-manhattan-prosecutor-who-pushed-for-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Rep. Jordan Subpoenas Former Manhattan Prosecutor Who Pushed for Trump Indictment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a> related<\/a> to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Initially set for July 11, \u200dthe hearing was\u2064 rescheduled \u2062to September 18 due to a Supreme Court ruling granting\u200c presidents partial immunity for certain actions while in office. Trump&#8217;s attorneys argued \u200dfor a further delay, stating that \u200dthe timeline\u200b was too tight for any necessary appeals. <\/p>\n<p>Judge Merchan acknowledged the case&#8217;s unique significance and stressed the need for a sentencing hearing that would \u200cmaintain the integrity of the judicial process. He expressed that distractions related to\u200b the election would \u2062complicate the proceedings. Trump&#8217;s lawyers believe there should\u200b be no case against their client due to a lack of wrongdoing, framing\u200b it as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inspector-general-closes-ethics-probe-into-elaine-chao-angering-dems\/\" title=\"Inspector General Closes Ethics Probe Into Elaine Chao, Angering Dems\">politically motivated attack<\/a>. In light\u200d of\u2063 the judge&#8217;s \u2062use of the phrase &#8220;if necessary,&#8221; Trump claimed that\u2063 the case should be terminated entirely as he prepares for the election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan ruled Friday that former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s sentencing in his business records case will be delayed until after November&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan oversaw Trump&rsquo;s criminal case in which he was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records regarding payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels by then Trump attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/huge-michael-cohen-admits-stealing-thousands-trump-testimony-hush-money-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Cohen<\/a>&nbsp;prior to the 2016 general election.<\/p>\n<p>The sentencing hearing was originally set for July 11 following the May conviction, but had been delayed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dershowitz-predicts-merchan-will-sentence-trump-prison-sept-18-throw-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sept. 18<\/a>, after the U.S. Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/turley-scotus-immunity-decision-produces-cardiac-arrest-jack-smith-trump-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled<\/a> on July 1 that presidents have partial immunity for official acts taken while in office.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s attorneys had requested a further delay until after the election, given that a subsequent ruling in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-rejects-jack-smiths-request-to-expedite-trump-presidential-immunity-dispute\/\" title=\"SCOTUS denies Jack Smith&#039;s plea for fast-tracking Trump immunity dispute\">presidential immunity case<\/a> is due on Sept. 16, which they may need to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-regulator-calls-for-greater-scrutiny-of-hedge-funds-after-bond-turmoil-ft\/\" title=\"US regulator calls for greater scrutiny of hedge funds after bond turmoil- FT\">single business day<\/a> is an unreasonably short period of time&rdquo; for such an appeal, Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove argued in an Aug. 14 filing. &ldquo;There is no basis for continuing to rush,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/judge-delays-trump-sentencing-hush-money-case-november-rcna167282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg&rsquo;s office told Merchan they would &ldquo;defer to the Court on whether an adjournment is warranted to allow for orderly appellate litigation,&rdquo; but &ldquo;would be prepared to appear for sentencing on any future date the Court sets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Merchan responded in a <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25100931\/people-v-djt-letter-adjournment-dec-9-6-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> Friday to Blanche and Manhattan Assistant D.A. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-biden-wh-inserted-prosecutor-new-york-case-execute-political-hit-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Colangelo<\/a> first acknowledging the case &ldquo;is one that stands alone, in a unique place in this Nation&rsquo;s history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The public&rsquo;s confidence in the integrity of our judicial system demands a sentencing hearing that is entirely focused on the verdict of the jury and the weighing of aggravating and mitigating factors free from distraction or distortion,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, we are now at a place in time that is fraught with complexities rendering the requirements of a sentencing hearing, should one be necessary, difficult to execute,&rdquo; the judge added.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan ruled, &ldquo;[T]he imposition of sentence will be adjourned to avoid any appearance &ndash; however unwarranted-that the proceeding has been affected by or seeks to affect the approaching Presidential election in which the Defendant is a candidate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He concluded his letter, &ldquo;This is not a decision this Court makes lightly but it is the decision which in this Court&rsquo;s view, best advances the interests of justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Merchan stated in his final order, &ldquo;the sentencing in this matter, if necessary, is adjourned to November 26, 2024.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-sending-kamala-harris-special-gift-since-keeps-copying-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> picked up on the words &ldquo;if necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113092041539493827\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The former president wrote on a  post, &ldquo;I greatly appreciate the words &lsquo;if necessary&rsquo; being utilized in the Decision, because there should be no &lsquo;if necessary&rsquo; &ndash; This case should be rightfully terminated, as we prepare for the Most Important Election in the History of our Country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Concerning the conviction overall, Trump wrote, &ldquo;The Manhattan D.A. Witch Hunt has been postponed because everyone realizes that there was NO CASE, I DID NOTHING WRONG! It is a political attack against me by Comrade Kamala Harris and other Radical Left Opponents for purposes of Election Interference, and is a case that should have never been brought.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nothing like this has ever happened in the United States of America &ndash; IT IS STRICTLY THIRD WORLD, BANANA REPUBLIC &lsquo;STUFF.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Merchan presided over Trump&#8217;s criminal trial, where he was found guilty of 34 counts related to falsifying business records concerning payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels by Trump&#8217;s former attorney, Michael Cohen, prior to the 2016 election. The sentencing was initially scheduled for July 11 following Trump&#8217;s conviction in May but was pushed back to September 18 after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on July 1 granted presidents partial immunity for actions taken while in office. Trump&#8217;s legal team requested another delay until after the election due to an upcoming ruling on presidential immunity expected on September 16, which they may need time to appeal. They argued that &#8220;a single business day is an unreasonably short period&#8221; for such an appeal and stated there is no reason to rush the process.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg&#8217;s office indicated they would leave it up to the court whether a postponement is necessary for orderly appellate proceedings but are ready for sentencing whenever scheduled by the court. In a letter responding to both parties, Merchan acknowledged that this case holds a unique significance in U.S. history and emphasized that public confidence in judicial integrity requires a focused sentencing hearing free from distractions related to ongoing political events.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan decided that delaying the sentence would help avoid any perception\u2014however unfounded\u2014that it could influence or be influenced by Trump\u2019s candidacy in the upcoming presidential election. He concluded his letter stating this decision was not made lightly but serves justice best and set November 26, 2024, as the new date for potential sentencing if deemed necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reacted positively towards Merchan&#8217;s use of &#8220;if necessary,&#8221; asserting there should be no conditions attached since he believes this case should be dismissed entirely as they prepare for what he calls &#8220;the Most Important Election in History.&#8221; He characterized his conviction as part of a politically motivated attack against him by opponents like Kamala Harris and claimed it represents unprecedented political interference akin to practices seen only in &#8220;third world&#8221; countries or banana republics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2338135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Picture-2024-09-06T151349.683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32699,34434,38548,3634],"class_list":["post-2338134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-juan-merchan","tag-legal-team","tag-sentencing-delay","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Picture-2024-09-06T151349.683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}