On Tuesday, a judge in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial approved a postponement of the former president’s trial after his lawyers. Supreme Court immunity decision.
Trump’s lawyers said they want Judge Juan Merchan fired Trump’s felony conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to concealed payments to adult film star Stormi Daniels. The hearing, previously scheduled for July 11, will be postponed until at least September 18.
Trump’s team Monday He sent a letter to Merchan He asked the Supreme Court to inform him on Monday The ruling says a former president has some immunity from prosecution related to his “official” acts as president. The decision was a blow to prosecutors in Trump’s trial federal election interference casebut not entirely clear how will it affect other criminal cases against him.
In a letter Tuesday, prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office they said they were not against it to the postponement of the judgment. Once Trump is officially nominated for the presidency at the Republican National Convention, which begins on July 15, Trump’s sentence is guaranteed to be postponed.
Prosecutors said of Trump’s efforts to overturn the conviction: “While we believe the defendant’s arguments are without merit, we do not oppose his request for a stay of trial and a stay of sentencing pending the determination of his motion.”
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