DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Judge Juan Merchan paused all deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump’s New York case—including the sentencing date scheduled for later this month.
Merchan, an acting justice on the New York state Supreme Court, granted a joint request by prosecutors and defense attorneys to pause the case until Nov. 19, pushing off his decision on Trump’s motion to toss the verdict based on presidential immunity, which he previously was slated to issue a ruling on Tuesday.
Merchan directed prosecutors to submit their view of “appropriate steps going forward” in a filing by next week. Prosecutors requested Merchan pause proceedings to allow them to evaluate the impact of Trump’s election victory.
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