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‘They Want To Put Me in Prison’: Trump Demands Judge Move His Sentencing in Hush-Money Case to After Election

‘It’s all crooked politics and really crooked judges,’ Trump said of the legal cases against him.

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President Trump holds a news conference outside the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on August 15, 2024 at Bedminster, New Jersey. Adam Gray/Getty Images
MARIE POHL
MARIE POHL

President Trump is asking the judge who presides over his New York criminal hush-money case, Juan Merchan, to postpone his sentencing scheduled for mid September until after the presidential election. 

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MARIE POHL
MARIE POHL

Marie Pohl is a published author and freelance contributor. She covers courts and arts.

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