Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the second day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 16, 2024.
A New York judge on Friday indefinitely postponed President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his criminal hush money case.
Judge Juan Merchan in a court order also allowed Trump's attorneys to file motions to dismiss the case, in which Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
The ruling cancels, for now, the sentencing that was set for next Tuesday.
"Just as a sitting President is completely immune from any criminal process, so too is President Trump as President-elect," Blanche and lawyer Emil Bove wrote in a letter to Merchan.
"In a decisive win for President Trump, the hoax Manhattan Case is now fully stayed and sentencing is adjourned," Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement.
"All of the sham lawfare attacks against President Trump are now destroyed," Cheung said. »