NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York State judge has suspended proceedings in the criminal case involving US President-elect Donald Trump over charges stemming from paying a porn star for silence, according to a document released on Tuesday. fair.
Judge Juan Merchan was expected to rule by Tuesday whether Trump’s conviction could be overturned due to a July Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump’s sentencing announcement was scheduled for November 26.
Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office emailed Merchan on Sunday asking him to stay the case in light of Trump’s victory in the presidential election and inauguration in January 2025. Trump had asked the office to agree to the postponement, prosecutors wrote.
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“The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances,” prosecutors wrote.
Merchan suspended all proceedings in the case until November 19.
