Good news/bad news? Perhaps, so let’s start with the good news. Judge Juan Merchan agreed to postpone sentencing for Donald Trump in the so-called “hush money” case. Originally, Merchan had scheduled the final phase for September 18, which would have risked Trump being sent to jail or prison in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
Instead, sentencing will take place around Thanksgiving:
The judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan postponed his sentencing until after Election Day, a significant victory for the former president as he seeks to overturn his conviction and win back the White House.
In a ruling on Friday, the judge, Juan M. Merchan, rescheduled the sentencing for Nov. 26. He had previously planned to hand down Mr. Trump’s punishment on Sept. 18, just seven weeks before Election Day, when Mr. Trump will face off against Vice President…
