NY judge adjourns Trump hearing without explanation, delaying sentencing

Donald Trump's sentencing for 34 transgression charges successful the authorities of New York was abruptly adjourned by the tribunal Tuesday without explanation, giving the presiding justice further clip to measurement however to proceed. 

The delayed sentencing came connected the aforesaid time that District Attorney Alvin Bragg was slated to record a proposal to Judge Juan Merchan connected however to proceed.

Trump was convicted successful May by a Manhattan assemblage connected 34 counts of falsifying concern records, stemming from a lawsuit astir payments made to porn prima Stormy Daniels, which could person landed him a maximum condemnation of up to 4 years successful prison. 

But the statesmanlike contention — and Trump’s triumph — had thrown the timeline for tribunal proceedings into a fog of uncertainty.

The presiding justice successful the New York case, Judge Juan Merchan, granted a petition from prosecutors earlier this period to enactment each deadlines associated with the New York case, including a planned sentencing day of Nov. 26, successful aftermath of Trump's election victory.

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Former President Donald Trump appears successful tribunal for arraignment earlier Judge Juan Merchan pursuing his surrender to New York authorities astatine the New York County Criminal Court. (Seth Wenig-Pool Photo via USA TODAY) (Seth Wenig-Pool Photo via USA TODAY)

"The People hold that these are unprecedented circumstances," authoritative Matthew Colangelo said successful their request, which helium added  would let for prosecutors to amended measure the interaction of his predetermination arsenic president.

Trump's attorneys, who person pushed to vacate the charges against him completely, besides backed the stay. 

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled successful July that presidents should bask presumptive immunity from transgression prosecution for astir actions taken arsenic president, further complicating the way guardant successful the New York case.

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From near to right: Judge Juan Merchan, erstwhile President Donald Trump, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. (Getty Images, AP Images)

The precocious tribunal ruled that presidents are entitled to implicit immunity from immoderate actions taken wrong the scope of "core law powers" arsenic commander-in-chief. 

A presumption of immunity besides applies to different actions taken portion holding office, they said.

It is not wide whether a president is to beryllium afforded the aforesaid level of law extortion for authorities convictions, nevertheless arsenic the substance has ne'er been tested successful court.

Bragg's bureau has insisted its lawsuit is focused solely connected Trump's idiosyncratic behavior, not his actions arsenic president. 

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the media aft a assemblage recovered erstwhile President Donald Trump blameworthy connected 34 felony counts of falsifying concern records connected Thursday, May 30, 2024, successful New York.  (AP/Seth Wenig)

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Trump, for his part, has repeatedly characterized the lawsuit arsenic a politically motivated "witch hunt," a refrain often used by the president-elect successful an effort to discredit his critics, governmental opponents, and prosecutors astatine the authorities and national level. 

Even if Trump’s convictions were to beryllium upheld, the president-elect has myriad ways to entreaty the lawsuit oregon get the charges against him dismissed earlier the Nov. 26 sentencing proceeding — making it each but definite helium volition look nary clip down bars.