Tainted evidence and an election win put sentencing deadlines on ice.
The unusual saga of a former president of the United States being criminally convicted in New York has taken several twists and turns, and now the defendant Donald Trump has transformed from civilian ex-POTUS to President-elect. That was a challenge for New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
After a trial that monopolized the airwaves and social media, Merchan postponed the July 11 sentencing date until Sept. 18 and promised a Sept. 6 ruling on the impact of the US Supreme Court weighing in on the constitutional aspects of presidential immunity. When Sept. 6 arrived, the judge punted yet again, postponing the Sept. 18 sentencing to Nov. 26 and promising to rule on the…
