New York Judge Refuses To Delay Trump’s Sentencing

CNN reports:

Judge Juan Merchan has denied Donald Trump’s request to postpone his Friday sentencing for his hush money conviction, the judge said in a filing Monday. Trump’s lawyers are likely to appeal Merchan’s decision to a New York appeals court.

Earlier Monday, Trump’s lawyers filed an appeal urging a New York appellate court to overturn Merchan’s two recent rulings that upheld his conviction in the hush money case, while separately urging the judge to postpone Trump’s sentencing while he appeals.

Last week, Merchan rejected Trump’s attempt to throw out his conviction because he’s been elected president, scheduling Trump’s sentencing in the hush money case for Friday – though Merchan made clear he would not sentence him to any jail time.

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BREAKING NEWS:

Judge Merchan, who oversaw Donald Trump’s criminal trial, has just DENIED his request to postpone Friday’s sentencing as he seeks to push off the proceeding.

The judge found his arguments to be “repetitious.”

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