USA Delay of Trump sentencing announcement likely
Following a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States on the immunity of US presidents, there are indications of a delay in the sentencing of Donald Trump in his New York trial. The public prosecutor's office wrote in a letter to the responsible judge, Juan Merchan, that it had no objections to a later date for the announcement of the sentence.
02.07.2024, 18:00
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For its part, the prosecution asked for a deadline of July 24 to be able to respond to a motion by Trump to overturn the conviction. If Merchan agrees, the sentencing announcement set for July 11 would be delayed by at least two weeks.
Jury in the hush money trial found Trump guilty
The background to this is that Trump is challenging the verdict against him following a landmark decision by the Supreme Court on Monday. The ruling states that US presidents enjoy extensive protection from prosecution for official acts in office. The move by Trump's lawyers was expected and is likely to be futile because the New York case revolves to a significant extent around actions that took place before his presidency.
A few weeks ago, a jury in New York found the ex-president guilty on 34 charges. The trial concerned the illegal concealment of hush money payments to a porn actress. It was the first time in the history of the United States that a former president was convicted of a criminal offense. Trump could face several years in prison in the worst case scenario.
