Trump seeks to delay sentencing in hush money case

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President-elect Donald Trump asked Justice Juan Merchan to delay his Jan. 10 sentencing on his criminal conviction on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Trump's lawyers, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, said in a court filing that they plan to file appeals on Monday of Merchan's decisions denying Trump's bids to dismiss the case due to presidential immunity and the demands of the presidential transition period. Luc Cohen has more.

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