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Jacob Phillips

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump's conviction in hush money case

Convicted felon Donald Trump was due to be sentenced later this month - (AP)

A judge has postponed a decision on whether to scrap President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush-money case, after his lawyers called for freezing and ultimately dismissing the case so he can run the country.

New York Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump's historic trial, had been tasked with deciding whether to toss out the jury verdict and order a new trial — or even dismiss the charges altogether.

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