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4:47Now PlayingJudge Juan Merchan makes a major announcement for Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case by granting Trump's request to delay, moving the date until after the presidential election. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.
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Judge delays Trump's sentencing date in hush money case until after election
"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, he wrote, adding that the court is "apolitical."
"This is not a decision this Court makes lightly but it is the decision which in this Court's view, best advances the interests of justice," he said."
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