Judge Merchan delays Trump sentencing until after election --Former President Donald Trump's sentencing date has been rescheduled to Nov. 26 | 6 Sept 2024 | Judge Juan Merchan decided to postpone former President Trump’s sentencing in New York v. Trump until after the November presidential election. Trump's sentencing date is now scheduled for Nov. 26. The original date was Sept. 18. "The public's confidence in the integrity of our judicial system demands a sentencing hearing that is entirely focused on the verdict of the jury and the weighing of aggravating and mitigating factors free from distraction or distortion," Merchan said in a letter Friday. Steven Cheung, Trump campaign spokesperson, told Fox News Digital, "There should be no sentencing in the Manhattan DA's Election Interference Witch Hunt. As mandated by the United States Supreme Court, this case, along with all of the other Harris-Biden hoaxes, should be dismissed." Trump's initial sentencing was set for July 11 - just days before the Republican National Convention, where he was set to be formally nominated as the 2024 GOP presidential nominee, but Judge Juan Merchan agreed to delay that until Sept. 18.