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New York prosecutors said they will not agree to erase Donald Trump’s hush-money conviction, even as they opened the door to delaying sentencing until after his new term begins. That left Trump with the worst possible kind of legal news: not a clean escape, but a reminder that the case is still alive and still embarrassing.
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New York prosecutors said they will not agree to erase Donald Trump’s hush-money conviction, even as they opened the door to delaying sentencing until after his new term begins. That left Trump with the worst possible kind of legal news: not a clean escape, but a reminder that the case is still alive and still embarrassing.
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