NEW YORK: A New York decide on Tuesday (Jul 2) delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing for his conviction on prison charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star till Sep 18, after the previous US president requested for an opportunity to argue he ought to have been immune from prosecution.
The sentencing had beforehand been set for Jul 11, simply days earlier than the Republican Nationwide Conference begins in Milwaukee on Jul 15.
The brand new timeline means Trump will possible have been nominated by his get together to problem Democratic President Joe Biden by the point he’s sentenced. Justice Juan Merchan will now determine Trump’s punishment, together with whether or not to jail him, within the thick of the final election marketing campaign forward of the Nov 5 election.
Trump faces an uphill battle getting the hush cash conviction overturned, since a lot of the conduct at challenge within the case predated his time in workplace.