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Donald Trump's hush money sentencing is called off

• By GEOFF EARLE and KELLY LACO

According to a short court note, the sentencing scheduled for later this month on November 26 has been indefinitely 'adjourned.'   

It comes as Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg argued that the hush money case against President-elect Donald Trump should proceed. But he also stunningly acknowledged that his prosecutors may need to pause the case as Trump is set to enter the White House.

'We would not oppose [Trump's] request for a stay of further proceedings,' prosecutors wrote in a filing Tuesday.

Bragg writes that prosecutors 'deeply respect the office of the president, are mindful of the demands and obligations of the presidency, and acknowledge that defendant's inauguration will raise unprecedented legal questions.'

The case could be delayed until after Trump exits the White House in four years or be dismissed outright.  

The Trump team immediately declared victory after the DA's admission. 

'This is a total and definitive victory for President Trump and the American People who elected him in a landslide,' Communications Director Steven Cheung said. 

'The Manhattan DA has conceded that this Witch Hunt cannot continue. The lawless case is now stayed, and President Trump's legal team is moving to get it dismissed once and for all.'

Judge Juan Merchan is currently weighing whether the Supreme Court's historic presidential immunity decision and the presidential election outcome applies to the case, and has not yet made a determination on pausing the proceedings.

Trump was facing up to four years in jail, although many experts say the first time offender was unlikely to get jail time even before his stunning election sweep two weeks ago. 


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