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Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election
By Associated Press
Aug 16, 2024 2:13 pm

NEW YORK — Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election.

In a letter made public Thursday, lawyers for the former president and current Republican nominee suggested that sentencing Trump as scheduled on Sept. 18 — about seven weeks before Election Day — would amount to election interference.

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