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Judge to rule on Donald Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing
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Judge to rule on Donald Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing

NEW YORK, Sept 6 - A New York judge is expected to rule on Friday on Donald Trump 's request to push back sentencing in his hush money criminal case until after the Nov. 5 election . The former U.S. president is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 18, less than two months before the election in which Trump is the Republican nominee for president. Trump's lawyers in August urged Justice Juan Merchan to push back the date, citing "naked election-interference objectives." Manhattan District...

Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until after the election
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Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until after the election

Former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal case until after the 2024 election, Judge Juan Merchan announced Friday, explaining that his decision to delay the sentencing is in part to avoid any appearance of affecting the outcome of the presidential race. Merchan wrote in a new four-page letter that he would sentence Trump on November 26 – if necessary – in response to a request from Trump’s lawyers to push back the sentencing.

Trump reacts to sentencing delay in Bragg case, says case 'should be dead'
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Trump reacts to sentencing delay in Bragg case, says case 'should be dead'

Former President Trump reacted to Judge Juan Merchan’s decision to delay sentencing in New York v. Trump until after Election Day, telling Fox News Digital he "did nothing wrong" and that the case "should be dead."  Trump spoke exclusively with Fox News Digital after Merchan granted the former president’s request to have his sentencing delayed until after the presidential election in November.  Trump's sentencing date is now scheduled for Nov. 26. The original sentencing...

$1.3B in unpaid taxes recovered from high-income Americans
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$1.3B in unpaid taxes recovered from high-income Americans

The Treasury Department announced Friday that it had recovered $1.3 billion of unpaid taxes from high-income Americans. The recovered money comes as part of the effort to ensure wealthy individuals pay the taxes they owe under the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, according to the department’s release.

IRS says it has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from rich Americans
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IRS says it has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from rich Americans

The IRS said Friday that it has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-income Americans who had either failed to file their returns or who hadn't fully paid what they owed.  The announcement, made jointly with the U.S. Treasury Department, is aimed at highlighting the agency's ramped-up enforcement efforts against tax cheats, which have been funded under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.  That IRS funding has proved controversial, with some Republican lawmakers ...