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Breaking: Trump’s Hush Money Sentencing Postponed to September 18

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The sentencing date of former President Donald Trump on the hush money case has been postponed to September 18, 2024, after a ruling from a New York judge.

The sentencing date of former President Donald Trump on the hush money case has been postponed to September 18, 2024, after a ruling from a New York judge.

This delay allows time to consider a recent Supreme Court ruling on immunity for official acts while in office. It cemented the high-court precedent that the criminal justice system cannot prosecute official acts taken during a president’s term.

Now, this could bear consequences for Trump. He faces allegations of illegally trying to reverse his 2020 election loss amid other legal issues.

Trump’s lawyers have asked Justice Juan Merchan to delay sentencing so they can argue that he should have been immune from prosecution in the hush money case.

Prosecutors dismissed Trump’s argument as “without merit” but agreed to the delay in allowing him to present his case.

The provisional sentencing date set for July 11 is now moved to September 18.

The delay puts the sentencing until after the Republican National Convention on July 15, in which Trump will likely be confirmed as the party’s nominee for the presidential election on November 5.

Although Trump may be sighing now with relief, his chances of getting the conviction on the hush money reversed are considered next to nothing, as most of the acts alleged against him took place before his presidency.

Source: SkyNews

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