Trump sentencing delayed as judge in 'hush money' case weighs Supreme Court immunity ruling

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Justice Juan Merchan set a new sentencing date of Sept. 18, 'if such is still necessary.'

The judge who presided over Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York agreed on Tuesday to postpone Trump's sentencing hearing until September as he considers a challenge stemming from the Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity.Justice Juan Merchan informed Trump's lawyers and Manhattan prosecutors of his decision to delay the July 11 sentencing in response to a pair of letters from the two sides following the Supreme Court's ruling on Monday.

Prosecutors said Trump in 2017 signed off on an effort to cover up reimbursements for a 'hush money' payment to an adult film star as he ran for office in 2016. Trump's attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove said that their motion will argue that, based on the Supreme Court's decision, prosecutors should not have been allowed to introduce evidence about official acts Trump took while in office.

 

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