Trump hush-money judge delays ruling on whether to throw out conviction

Postponement follows numerous successful attempts to delay case in which he was convicted on 34 felony counts

The judge in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush-money case has postponed deciding on whether to throw out the president-elect’s conviction on presidential immunity grounds.

Judge Juan Merchan’s office told Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors that he would delay the ruling until 19 November after defense and prosecutors submitted letters asking for a postponement. Merchan’s decision was not made public until Tuesday – the day he was set to issue his ruling on the immunity issue.