Judge postpones ruling in Trump’s Hush Money case
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money case has postponed his ruling on whether to dismiss the newly elected president’s conviction.
RadarOnline.com can reveal that now that Trump has begun announcing his controversial selection of Cabinet members, the future of his criminal case in New York remains in limbo.
While Trump’s legal team has pushed for the dismissal of the case — which found him guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business documents — prosecutors asked for more time to consider next steps after Trump, 78, president was elected. .
Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo wrote in a letter to Judge Juan Merchan: “The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances and that the arguments made by counsel in correspondence with the People on Friday should be carefully considered to ensure that any further steps in this procedure are appropriately balanced. the competing interests of (1) a jury verdict of guilt after a presumption of regularity trial, and (2) the Office of the President.
“Accordingly, the People respectfully request that the Court postpone the upcoming scheduled dates to allow the People time to assess these recent developments, and set November 19, 2024 as the deadline for the People to advise the Court of our views on appropriate steps .”
On Tuesday, November 12, Merchan’s clerk informed Trump’s defense team and prosecutors that the court had granted a one-week joint stay.
While the 78-year-old was initially scheduled to be sentenced on November 26, it now remains unclear whether Merchan will move forward with sentencing.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said the presidential election results “have made it abundantly clear that Americans want an immediate end to the weaponization of our justice system, including this case, which should never have been brought.”
Meanwhile, the president-elect appeared unconcerned about the uncertain future of his criminal conviction as he continued the process of selecting Senate-confirmed Cabinet members for his second term in the White House.
He recently announced that campaign manager Susan Wiles would be appointed White House chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold that title.
Trump additionally selected Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as his national security adviser and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as his U.S. ambassador to Israel.
The president-elect has made it clear that his selection will be based on those who have proven most loyal to him, including South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who was selected to serve as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
It was rumored that Noem — who appeared alongside then-candidate Trump during an awkward town hall where the two swayed to music on stage for 45 minutes after he stopped answering questions — was once in the running for vice president.
However, those dreams came to a halt when she admitted in her memoir to killing her 14-month-old puppy and a goat. Amid the backlash, Trump skipped Noem and chose JD Vance as his running mate.
Still, Noem’s loyalty to Trump appeared to pay off as she will now be responsible for border security and the newly elected president’s promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants if she is confirmed by the Senate.
Other notable names in Trump’s Cabinet included Stephen Miller, who was named deputy chief of staff, and Tom Homan, who will serve as the “border czar.”
Homan is a visiting scholar at The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank responsible for Project 2025, which Trump repeatedly tried to distance himself from during his campaign.
