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Trump Hush Money Sentencing Will Now Take Place After 2024 Election: 'To Avoid Any Appearance ... To Affect The Approaching Presidential Election'

Benzinga ·  Sep 7 02:15

Former PresidentDonald Trumpwill not receive sentencing for the guilty verdict in the highly publicized hush money trial until after the 2024 presidential election.



What Happened:JudgeJuan Merchandelayed until Nov. 26 the sentencing for Trump's hush money trial that found the former president guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

The sentencing was previously scheduled for Sept. 18, happening ahead of the 2024 election, which sees Trump competing against Vice PresidentKamala Harrisin his bid to return to the White House.

Merchan said Friday that the sentence postponement comes to "avoid any appearance — however unwarranted — that the proceeding has...

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