Hush money prosecutors agree to postpone Trump sentencing

Hush money prosecutors agree to postpone Trump sentencing

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money case say they are open to delaying the president-elect's sentencing, but would oppose dropping the case completely. In a court filing on Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney's office agreed to postpone next week's sentence. Trump was found guilty by a jury of falsifying business records earlier this year - but his victory in the US presidential election has complicated proceedings. Sally Patterson reports […]

November 20, 2024 6

World

Donald Trump hush money case decision delayed

Donald Trump's team has been given another week to negotiate with prosecutors in the former president's hush money case in New York. On Tuesday Judge Juan Merchan delayed a key ruling on whether to set aside the guilty verdict agreed by a jury earlier this year. Sally Patterson has more from New York.

November 13, 2024 14

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Donald Trump faces half a billion dollars of debt and several court cases. But that may not stop him from becoming president again

By Emma Shortis, RMIT University The verdicts keep coming. On Friday US time, the three-month hearing focused on Donald Trump’s business dealings in New York came to an end. Trump was ordered to pay back more than $US350 million (A$537 million), plus interest. He and two of his associates are banned from directing any business in New York for three years. His two sons, Donald Jr and Eric […]

February 19, 2024 5