A judge is postponing a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush-money case because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule Tuesday. Instead, he told Trump’s lawyers Tuesday he’d delay the ruling until Nov. 19.
New York Judge Juan M. Merchan is postponing a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush-money case. Steven Hirsch
The delay is due to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, Merchan now has to consider that Trump won the 2024 presidential election. REUTERS
According to emails filed in court, Trump’s lawyers asked for the delay over the weekend, arguing there are “strong reasons for the requested stay, and eventually dismissal of the case in the interests of justice.”
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