Donald Trump at his arraignment, with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg seated behind him.Reuters/Jane RosenbergTrump's felony hush-money sentencing had been scheduled for November 26.Trump's election and SCOTUS-bestowed immunity have thrown a giant monkey wrench in the schedule.Prosecutors have said they'll tell the judge how they wish to move forward by Tuesday, November 19.Whether President-elect Donald Trump will ever get sentenced on his now six-month-old hush-money conviction could become clearer as early as Tuesday, when prosecutors are scheduled to announce — at least to the judge — how they wish to proceed with the case.Since his decisive victory on Election Day, Trump's November 26 sentencing date has remained on hold indefinitely.His lawyers have asked that the case be dismissed in the interest of justice, arguing it hampers Trump's constitutionally protected freedom to govern.If prosecutors agree with the defense on Tuesday, and say they wish to throw in the towel, the parties would present a united front to the trial judge, who could then vacate the verdict or dismiss the indictment in its entirety.If prosecutors instead insist that the sentencing proceed, it will be up to the judge, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, to break the impasse, with just two months remaining until Trump's inauguration.In a letter last week, Merchan set a 10 a.m.

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