the decision on the legality of Donald Trump's conviction known this Tuesday

This is a decision which was expected on November 12 but which had been postponed due to “exceptional circumstances”. New York judge Juan Merchan rules this Tuesday on the legality of Donald Trump's conviction in the Stormy Daniels affair.

A very special situation. Elected to the White House, will Donald Trump escape a sentence in the affair of hidden payments to porn star Stormy Daniels? Judge Juan Merchan must rule this Tuesday, November 19 on the legality of the president-elect's conviction.

The appeal was filed before his re-election on November 5, on the grounds that evidence used by the prosecution relates to official acts during the Republican's first term in the White House (2017-2021). In addition, the defense had requested a freezing of the procedure, “and the final dismissal of the case”, to take into account the election of Donald Trump.

“The prosecution recognizes that these are exceptional circumstances,” conceded prosecutor Matthew Colangelo in an email. The judge therefore postponed his decision until Tuesday, November 19 at the earliest.

Sentence expected on November 26

On May 30, Donald Trump was found guilty by the jury of 34 crimes of accounting falsification to hide from voters the payment of $130,000 to the X-rated movie star, in order to avoid a sex scandal at the very end of his campaign. presidential election of 2016.

The sentence was initially scheduled to be handed down on July 11, 2024 before being postponed twice to September 18 and then to November 26 at the request of Donald Trump's lawyers.

“Even if (Judge) Merchan pronounces a sentence” as planned on November 26, “his execution, whether prison, house arrest, community service or a fine, will have to wait until appeals are exhausted and Donald Trump is no longer in office,” in 2029, estimated former prosecutor Randall Eliason on his blog.