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Former President Trump was delivered a win Friday when a judge granted his request to delay sentencing in his hush money case.Why it matters: The GOP presidential nominee’s sentencing date was moved from Sept. 18 to Nov. 26 — after the general election.Zoom in: Judge Juan Merchan wrote that he made the decision “to avoid any appearance — however unwarranted — that the proceeding has been affected by or seeks to affect the approaching Presidential election in which the Defendant is a candidate.”The decision “should dispel any suggestion that the Court” handed down a sentence to either help or hurt a party or candidate…
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Judge delays Trump’s sentencing date until after election
Sareen Habeshian
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Former President Trump was delivered a win Friday when a judge granted his request to delay sentencing in his hush money case.Why it matters: The GOP presidential nominee’s sentencing date was moved from Sept. 18 to Nov. 26 — after the general election.Zoom in: Judge Juan Merchan wrote that he made the decision “to avoid
