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Judge Merchan Grants Indefinite Postponement of Trump Sentencing After Election Victory

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Judge Juan Merchan granted an indefinite postponement of Donald Trump’s sentencing on 34 felony convictions, effectively acknowledging that Trump’s election victory had made it impossible to sentence him in the foreseeable future. The postponement - from a scheduled November 26 …

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Judge Merchan Postpones Trump Sentencing to September After Supreme Court Immunity Ruling

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Judge Juan Merchan postponed Donald Trump’s sentencing from July 11 to September 18, 2024, to allow time to consider how the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling might affect the case. The delay represented the first of what would become multiple postponements that …

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Trump Convicted on All 34 Felony Counts - First Former President Convicted of Crimes in U.S. History

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A Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, making him the first former or sitting U.S. president to be convicted of crimes in American history. The unanimous verdict, delivered after less than two days of deliberation, …

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First Criminal Trial of Former U.S. President Begins - Trump Faces 34 Felony Counts in Manhattan

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The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president in American history began in Manhattan Criminal Court as jury selection commenced in the prosecution of Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Judge Juan Merchan presided over the historic proceedings as prosecutors from …

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Trump Arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts

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Former President Donald Trump surrendered to Manhattan authorities and appeared in criminal court for arraignment on 34 felony counts, marking the first time in American history that a former or sitting president faced criminal charges in court. Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts and was …

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Trump Indicted by Manhattan DA on 34 Felony Counts - First Criminal Indictment of President in U.S. History

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a historic grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The charges related to a scheme to suppress damaging information about Trump during the 2016 presidential …

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Trump Organization Convicted on All 17 Criminal Counts in Tax Fraud Trial

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A Manhattan jury convicted the Trump Organization on all 17 criminal counts of tax fraud and falsifying business records after deliberating for approximately one day, marking the first time Donald Trump’s company faced criminal charges, trial, and conviction. The jury found two …

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Allen Weisselberg Pleads Guilty to 15 Felonies, Agrees to Testify Against Trump Organization

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Allen Weisselberg, the longtime Chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organization who served the company for nearly five decades, pleaded guilty in New York state court to 15 felony counts related to a 15-year tax fraud scheme, admitting he failed to pay taxes on $1.7 million in income including …

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