New York Judge Juan Merchan has indefinitely adjourned President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money criminal case. Both sides agreed a stay is necessary to address unprecedented legal questions.
Trump's lawyers are arguing for the dismissal of the case, claiming the evidence used should not have been admitted and asserting that an incoming president cannot be prosecuted.
In May, a jury convicted Trump of 34 felony counts related to falsified business records. This marked the first such conviction of a former or sitting U.S. president.
Jurors unanimously determined that Trump had falsified business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, influencing the 2016 election outcome.
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