New York Judge Juan Merchan faces a choice of freezing President-elect Trump’s hush money case in place until he leaves the White House or tossing it entirely, underscoring how Trump’s

In a brief order, the judge confirmed Trump’s sentencing would not go ahead next Tuesday and set a new schedule to consider arguments about how to proceed in light of his election win.

Judge Juan Merchan has postponed the sentencing hearing for President-elect Trump and set a new deadline for the defense lawyers to submit arguments as to why the case should be dismissed now that Trump has won re-election.