Trump lawyers ask Merchan to indefinitely suspend hush money case until federal court weighs in

Former President Donald Trump's attorneys on Friday asked New York Judge Juan Merchan to halt the legal proceedings in the hush money case until a federal court weighs in on transferring the case.

The filing comes a day after the lawyers asked a federal court to move the case out of the state court system, claiming that the move to a federal court is warranted because the prosecution allegedly violated Trump's constitutional rights.

In the letter to the court, Trump's attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, also requested Merchan postpone the Sept. 18 sentencing indefinitely while waiting to hear from the federal court.

“There is no good reason to sentence President Trump prior to November 5, 2024, if there is to be a sentencing at all, or to drive the post-trial proceedings forward on a needlessly accelerated timeline,” the lawyers wrote, the Associated Press reported.

If the court does intervene and transfer the case to a federal court, Trump's lawyers will try to get the conviction overturned and the case dismissed by asserting presidential immunity.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.