From Politico: Attorneys for Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the former president’s Manhattan criminal case to postpone his sentencing, now set for Sept. 18, until after November’s presidential election.
In a letter to the court dated Wednesday but made public Thursday, Trump’s lawyers noted that the sentencing for the Republican presidential nominee’s conviction on falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star is currently scheduled to take place after the start of early voting.
And they argued that the sentencing should be delayed in order to allow Trump to weigh appellate options in response to Justice Juan Merchan’s upcoming ruling on whether Trump’s conviction should be tossed out in light of the Supreme Court’s July 1 decision on presidential immunity.
Merchan is set to rule on Sept. 16, two days before the scheduled sentencing, on whether the presidential immunity decision should have an impact on Trump’s conviction. If Merchan — as many legal observers expect — rejects Trump’s bid to overturn the conviction on immunity grounds, the judge should not proceed to sentencing until higher courts can review that ruling, Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote.
“Finally, setting aside naked election-interference objectives, there is no valid countervailing reason for the Court to keep the current sentencing date on the calendar,” Trump’s lawyers argued.
Donald Trump’s lawyers officially ask Juan Merchan to vacate Sept 18 sentencing date based on pending presidential immunity questions in the case.
Counsel notes that proceedings in Jack Smith J6 case in DC have been slowed due to DOJ’s unclear approach after SCOTUS ruling. pic.twitter.com/TUK3J0fVtz
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) August 15, 2024
Trump seeks to delay his hush money sentencing until after the election https://t.co/eEAnbX7MND
— POLITICO (@politico) August 15, 2024
According to multiple sources, including Fox News columnist and former U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy, Trump will likely be sentenced to prison on Riker’s Island. More details in the report below:
RUMORED SOURCE: Trump will be sentenced to prison in September
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