The duration of the suspension was not immediately known.
of the future president of the United States Donald Trump’s the processing of the embezzlement money case has been suspended in court in New York, news sites say Axios and Bloomberg on Tuesday evening Finnish time.
The duration of the suspension was not immediately known. The reason for that was said to be the desire of the presiding judge to find out how the case will be continued after Trump’s election victory.
Trump’s lawyers have demanded the annulment of the case after the country’s highest court ruled that the president cannot face criminal charges for his official duties. The ruling involved federal charges.
The case has been discussed in the New York state court, which has found Trump guilty of a total of 34 charges.
If the judge doesn’t overturn the verdict, Trump’s lawyers are expected to launch an endless grind of appeals aimed at delaying a final ruling. The proceedings in various courts are expected to last months or even years.
Paid silence
The lawsuit is about a porn actress to Stormy Daniels (properly named Stephanie Clifford) of the so-called bribe money paid during the 2016 presidential election. Their purpose was to get Daniels to keep quiet about the alleged sex with Trump.
Trump is accused of falsifying business documents in connection with the payment of embezzlement money. The payment for silence itself may also be considered a crime, as the accounting crime charges relate to the cover-up of illegal activity related to the 2016 election. Trump has denied the charges.
It is the first time that a former US president has been charged in a criminal trial.
Dozens of other charges are pending against Trump, but the most serious ones will probably expire. In addition, Trump could effectively pardon himself from federal court convictions.