The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York agreed Tuesday to delay any decision on the whether to throw out Trump’s conviction based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on presidential immunity.
Judge Juan Merchan was scheduled on Tuesday to decide the fate of the case, but the Manhattan district attorney’s office signaled that it needs more time to consider how to proceed now that Trump is president-elect.
“The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances,” prosecutors wrote in an email to the judge.
Judge Juan Merchan gave prosecutors until Nov. 19
“As per the People’s request, the People are to file with the Court, off calendar, your view of appropriate steps going forward,” Merchan wrote.