Former President Donald Trump's sentencing in his criminal hush money conviction has been pushed back until three weeks after the November election, the judge said Friday.
Trump will now be sentenced Nov. 26, if sentencing is still required by then, Judge Juan Merchan ruled.
Trump had asked Merchan to push his sentencing, which was scheduled for Sept. 18, until after the upcoming presidential election in November. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office chose not to take a position on Trump's request.
"Adjournments for sentencing are routinely granted, often several times, in any number of other criminal matters pending in this courthouse, particularly when unopposed, for reasons ranging from personal circumstances to the scheduling needs of the parties involved," Merchan wrote in the Friday decision.
"Given the unique facts and circumstances of this case, there is no reason why this Defendant should be treated any differently than any other," Merchan said.
