Trump wins stay in hush-money case, allowing him time to argue for its dismissal
- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday won a stay of deadlines in his hush-money case.
- The stay will last at least one week.
One week from sentencing, President-elect Donald Trump has won at least a temporary stay in his criminal hush-money case.
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan agreed to stay all deadlines in the case for at least a week in a written decision Tuesday morning.
Prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg did not contest the stay, requested by Trump's legal team to allow time to prepare further arguments for the outright dismissal of the case.
The stay freezes all deadlines in the case until at least November 19.
Merchan announced the deadline stay in a three-paragraph letter to prosecutors and defense lawyers. Attached were email correspondence between the parties leading up to the decision.
This story is developing and will be updated.