Trump Seeks To Stop Sentencing In Hush Money Case
Following the decision to sentence the United States president-elect, Donald Trump, on January 10, he has asked a New York judge to halt the sentencing.
According to Trump’s attorneys, they noted that they would seek “a dismissal of this politically motivated prosecution that was flawed from the very beginning.”
The case is involving his felony hush money case, which is scheduled for 10 January.
The decision to seek a halt in the sentencing was communicated by his lawyers who also announced that Trump would appeal the decision by Justice Juan Merchan ordering that the sentencing would proceed.
His lawyers believe that filing an appeal should halt the criminal proceedings in his New York case.
It would be recalled that Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in May 2024.
This made him the first former president convicted of a crime.
The charges stemmed from Trump’s attempt to disguise reimbursements for a hush money payment to an adult film star as legal expenses.
Amid all of this development, Trump has pleaded not guilty, this is even as he denied any wrongdoing.
The President-elect sentencing had been delayed repeatedly by the 2024 presidential election.
Trump had also attempted to have the case thrown out based on a claim of presidential immunity.
Justice Merchan ultimately rejected the immunity argument in December.
While the sentencing is scheduled for January 10, Trump has been ordered to appear virtually or in-person for the hearing.
“The American People elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate that demands an immediate end to the political weaponisation of our justice system and all of the remaining Witch Hunts,” said Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump’s presidential transition.
In response, the Manhattan district attorney’s office asked the judge to deny Trump’s request for an immediate stay of his sentencing, and argued he would not be prejudiced by such a decision.
