Summary

  • A judge is expected to decide if Donald Trump's guilty verdict in a New York hush-money case should be thrown out

  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says his office will fight Trump's motion to have his conviction overturned

  • But Bragg has told the judge the prosecution are fine with postponing sentencing

  • In May, Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records which related to payments made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels

  • That verdict is back in the spotlight after the Supreme Court ruled in July that presidents have partial immunity from criminal prosecution for "official actions" taken while in office

  • Judge Juan Merchan postponed Trump's sentencing until after the US presidential election earlier this month, which Trump won

  • If the guilty verdict remains, Trump faces a range of sentences, including fines, probation and possibly up to four years in prison

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Edited by Caitlin Wilson and Brandon Livesay

  1. Judge expected to decide if Trump's guilty verdict should be tossed after election

    Donald Trump waits in court during his Manhattan criminal trial in May.Getty Images

    The judge who oversaw Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York earlier this year is expected to decide today whether the now-president-elect's guilty verdict should be thrown out.

    Sentencing for the 34 counts of falsifying business records had been postponed until after the US presidential election, which Trump won.

    With Trump heading back to the White House in January, the court held off any immediate decisions while the prosecution and Trump's lawyers sorted out what they thought should happen next.

    Trump's team want the guilty verdict tossed out, citing the Supreme Court's recent ruling which grants presidents a degree of immunity from criminal prosecution. They say it applies to the hush money case.

    The prosecution has until 10:00 EST to send Justice Juan Merchan their own thoughts on what the next steps should be.

    Then it's up to the judge.

    If he throws out the conviction, that will be the end of Trump's historic New York case.

    Stick with us, we'll bring you all the updates.