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Trump’s sentencing in N.Y. hush money case postponed until September

Donald Trump’s lawyers are seeking to vacate his New York hush money conviction based on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

Donald Trump speaks at a community roundtable in Detroit on June 15. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Donald Trump speaks at a community roundtable in Detroit on June 15. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush money case on Tuesday was pushed back to September, as his lawyers seek to persuade the trial judge that his conviction should be tossed out after a Supreme Court ruling that presidents have immunity for official acts.

The much-anticipated sentencing of the former president and presumptive GOP nominee for president in the November election was set to take place next week, following his May conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. That sentencing is now tentatively scheduled for Sept. 18, and the judge said other proceedings could take place that day instead, if necessary.

 

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan granted requests by the parties to allow time for legal filings. Merchan said he would rule on those motions Sept. 6.

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Author: Editors Desk, Shayna Jacobs and Devlin Barrett

Source: The Washington Post

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