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What’s Happening With the Trump Hush Money Conviction

Donald Trump

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Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush money case has been delayed until Nov. 26 — after the US election — instead of Sept. 18 as originally planned.

In granting Trump’s request for the delay, New York Judge Juan Merchan allows the former president and Republican nominee to avoid legal repercussions of his May 30 conviction before voters head to the polls.