A New York judge on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star so that Trump can argue he has immunity.
A New York judge on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until 18 September, after the former US president asked for a chance to argue he should have been immune from prosecution.
The sentencing had previously been set for 11 July, just days before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee on 15 July. Trump is expected to be his party’s nominee to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 5 November election.
Trump faces an uphill battle getting the hush money conviction overturned, since much of the conduct at issue in the case predated his time in office.
Trump’s lawyers on Monday asked Justice Juan Merchan to allow them to argue his conviction in New York state court in Manhattan should be overturned due to the US Supreme Court’s ruling on 1 July that American presidents are entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts.
