Sentencing Postponed Indefinitely in Trump’s Hush Money Case

Judge Juan Merchan ordered Friday to postpone President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing indefinitely and allow attorneys to file motions to dismiss the case.

The Details: Following the order from Merchan, the initial sentencing date of November 26 has been canceled, and no date has been given for future sentencing hearings. Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office supported pausing the sentencing date to allow time for Trump’s attorneys to submit arguments for case dismissal but also said they would oppose the motions to dismiss.

For Context: The jury in the case rested in May, convicting Trump on all 34 counts of falsifying financial records. Sentencing was originally set for mid-July, but that was repeatedly postponed following a Supreme Court ruling on presumptive immunity for former presidents. Trump is also expected to have 2 Federal cases dropped by Special Counsel Jack Smith before he takes office on January 20.

How the Media Covered It: Outlets on the left like HuffPost (Left bias) tended to concentrate on the details of the hush-money case, highlighting details about the payments made to Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen and how these reimbursements were “allegedly obscuring their true purpose of influencing the 2016 campaign.” Outlets on the right like Fox News (Right bias) were more apt to focus on the responses of Trump and his team, especially diving into commentary and some of the correspondences between Trump’s lead attorney Todd Blanche, and the court.