Big Relief for Donald Trump as His Sentencing in Stormy Daniels Case Is Postponed Until after November Election [Video]

New York Judge Juan Merchan on Friday postponed Donald Trump’s sentencing in the Stormy Daniels case to several weeks after the November elections, in yet another major development for the former president. The new sentencing date is set for November 26, by which time Americans will have cast their votes and the election results should be clear.

The sentencing was initially planned for September 18, just two months before Election Day. Trump’s legal team requested the delay, while prosecutors left the decision to the judge’s discretion—a move Merchan interpreted as tacit support for the postponement. The decision is going to be a major relief for Trump before the election.

Big Relief for Trump

The judge, whom Trump has slammed throughout the trial and again on Friday, had previously said that he would decide on the timing of the sentencing on Friday. Trump faces a maximum of four years in prison, though experts suggest that …