Watch as Donald Trump holds press conference from Trump Tower in New York
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Watch as Donald Trump holds a press conference at Trump Tower in New York on Friday 6 September.
He is speaking on the same day a judge is expected to rule on the former president’s request to push back sentencing in his hush money criminal case until after the 5 November.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on 18 September, less than two months before the election in which he is the Republican nominee for president.
His lawyers in August urged Justice Juan Merchan to push back the date, citing “naked election-interference objectives.”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the charges, is a Democrat.
Bragg’s office took no position on Trump’s request. The prosecutors said in a Thursday night court filing that the judge told the parties he would decide on Friday.
In the first criminal trial of a former or current US president, Trump was convicted on 30 May of falsifying business records to cover up his then lawyer’s $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels for her silence before the 2016 election about a sexual encounter she says she had with Trump a decade earlier.
Trump denies the encounter and has vowed to appeal the verdict.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments