Former President Trump’s criminal sentencing is delayed until Sep. 18 as he attempts to set aside his recent guilty verdict in the wake of the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision, a New York judge ruled Tuesday.
Judge Juan Merchan’s ruling means Trump will not be sentenced before the Republican National Convention, though he is now poised to be sentenced in the heat of the general election race. It also comes about a week after the next presidential debate on Sept. 10.
Though Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office believes the 34-count conviction should stand, he agreed to adjourn the scheduled July 11 sentencing hearing so Trump can first attempt to mount his presidential immunity defense.
The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.
(Story by Ella Lee, Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, found at ozarksfirst.com)
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