*UPDATE 3:18 PM*
Judge Merchan scheduled Trump’s sentencing for September 18. He said he would rule on the impact of SCOTUS’s immunity ruling on the case on September 6.
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office agreed to delay former President Donald Trump’s July 11 sentencing for the hush money case.
Judge Merchan will have the final say.
Trump asked Judge Merchan to review the SCOTUS decision on presidential immunity and its impact on the case:
Although the Manhattan case does not center on Mr. Trump’s presidency or official acts — but rather personal activity during his campaign — his lawyers argued on Monday that prosecutors had built their case partly on evidence from his time in the White House. And under the Supreme Court’s new ruling, prosecutors not only cannot charge a president for any official acts, but also cannot cite evidence involving official acts to bolster other accusations.In a letter to the judge who presided over the trial, Juan M. Merchan, Mr. Trump’s lawyers argued that the conviction should be set aside. They also asked Justice Merchan to postpone the sentencing while he considered their request.
Trump’a lawyers wrote: “At trial and during summation, DANY placed highly prejudicial emphasis on official-acts evidence, including witness testimony regarding events in the Oval Office that DANY described as devastating, social media posts during President Trump’s first term, and toll records reflecting calls involving President Trump while he was in office in 2017.”
The DA’s office responded: “Although we believe defendant’s arguments to be without merit, we do not oppose his request for leave to file and his putative request to adjourn sentencing pending determination of his motion.”
The office requested a July 24 deadline.
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