Trump’s legal team asked Judge Merchan to consider the Supreme Court’s immunity decision in the hush money case, likely delaying his sentencing.
Since his legal troubles began, Donald Trump and his group of attorneys have used every potential avenue to delay or throw out the many civil and criminal cases against him. This week, they had a new weapon at their disposal: the U.S. Supreme Court.
On Monday, Trump’s legal team sent a letter to Juan Merchan, the judge presiding over the hush-money case, seeking to overturn his conviction in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s seismic decision on presidential immunity. The Associated Press reports that they’re asking Merchan to delay his July 11 sentencing hearing and to consider the impact of the Court’s ruling on the state-level case.
The Manhattan attorney general indicated Tuesday that it won’t oppose Trump’s motion, which makes it increasingly likely that the scheduled hearing will be delayed by at least two weeks to allow for motions, meaning that Trump will get to avoid being convicted before the Republican National Convention that’s scheduled to begin on July 15.
