In a court petition released on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump is requesting a delay of his Friday sentencing in the hush money case.
Trump’s lawyers claimed in a file with Judge Juan Merchandated on Sunday that the Court should postpone all further dates in the case until President Trump’s immunity appeals are totally and completely decided, and that the Court should cancel the sentencing hearing that was set for January 10, 2025.
In a decision last week, Merchan rejected Trump’s attempt to have the case dismissed and mandated that his sentencing on 34 felony charges of fabricating business records take place this week, just in time for his inauguration.
Trump is appealing those rulings to the state Appellate Division later today, according to the document, and is therefore entitled to a “automatic stay.”
Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump, described the sentence as “unlawful.”
“The Supreme Court s historic decision on Immunity, the state constitution of New York, and other established legal precedent mandate that this meritless hoax be immediately dismissed,” he stated.
The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been contacted by NBC News for comment.
Merchan stated in his decision on Friday that he had no intention of imprisoning Trump and that he was more likely to grant him an unconditional discharge, which would leave him a guilty felon with no further penalties.
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