Former President Donald Trump's sentencing for criminal conviction in Manhattan delayed until September 18 due to Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
Manhattan DA does not oppose Trump's request to file motion arguing conviction should be overturned based on Supreme Court ruling.
Sentencing was originally scheduled for July 11, but has been postponed due to Supreme Court decision.
Trump and legal team argue official-acts evidence should never have been presented to jury as it violates presidential immunity doctrine.
Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsification of business records related to hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.
Former President Donald Trump's sentencing for his criminal conviction in Manhattan has been delayed until September 18, following the Supreme Court's ruling that former presidents enjoy broad immunity for official acts. The ruling prevents the introduction of evidence about official acts taken while in office.
Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsification of business records related to a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in May. Sentencing was originally scheduled for July 11, but has been postponed due to the Supreme Court's decision.
The Manhattan District Attorney's office stated that they do not oppose Trump's request to file a motion arguing his conviction should be overturned based on the Supreme Court ruling. However, they believe Trump's arguments to be without merit.
Trump and his legal team argue that the official-acts evidence should never have been put before the jury, as it violates the presidential immunity doctrine. They claim that this creates risks of an Executive Branch that cannibalizes itself.
The Supreme Court ruling determined that Trump is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office. The issue of whether Trump was engaged in official acts has previously come up in this case, but a federal judge rejected the claim.
Trump's other cases are currently mired in delay, making this sentencing the only moment of criminal accountability for him before the election.
Prosecutors for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said they are not opposed to delaying Donald Trump’s sentencing for his criminal conviction in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling that former presidents enjoy broad immunity for official acts.
Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsification of business records in May, and sentencing is currently scheduled for July 11.
The Supreme Court ruled that evidence about official acts cannot be introduced ‘even on charges that purport to be based only on his unofficial conduct.’
Sentencing for Trump has been delayed until September 18.
Judge Juan Merchan postponed the sentencing of former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to September 18.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office will not oppose Trump’s request to file a motion arguing that his hush money conviction should be tossed based on the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Defense attorneys argue that Trump’s conviction should be thrown out as prosecutors relied on evidence and testimony they believe should have been protected by presidential immunity, including several of Trump’s tweets, a government ethics form, and the testimony of former Trump aide Hope Hicks.
The Supreme Court ruling determined that Trump is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office.
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Defense attorneys argue that Trump's conviction should be thrown out as prosecutors relied on evidence and testimony they believe should have been protected by presidential immunity, including several of Trump's tweets, a government ethics form, and the testimony of former Trump aide Hope Hicks.
Prosecutors for Bragg said in their response that they believe Trump's 'arguments to be without merit', but they did not oppose allowing him to file the motion.
Judge Juan M. Merchan delayed Donald J. Trump’s sentencing in his Manhattan criminal case until September 18 to consider if a new Supreme Court ruling might affect Trump’s conviction.
Trump faces up to four years in prison or as little as probation after being convicted of falsifying business records related to his cover-up of a sex scandal during his 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump was scheduled for sentencing on July 11, but the planned sentencing hit a snag due to the Supreme Court granting him broad immunity from prosecution for official actions taken as president.
The judge may ultimately find no basis to overturn the jury’s verdict, but the delay was a surprising turn of events in the case.
Trump’s other cases are mired in delay and this sentencing might be the only moment of criminal accountability for him before the election.
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Donald J. Trump faces up to four years in prison or as little as probation after being convicted of falsifying business records related to his cover-up of a sex scandal during his 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump was scheduled for sentencing on July 11, but the planned sentencing hit a snag due to the Supreme Court granting him broad immunity from prosecution for official actions taken as president.
Sentencing for Trump has been delayed until September 18.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it states that the Supreme Court ruling 'deals a major blow to Trump's federal criminal case in Washington.' While the ruling may have implications for that case, it does not directly overturn or affect Trump's conviction in the Manhattan case. The author is making an assumption based on the authority of the Supreme Court decision, which may not hold true.
The Supreme Court ruling 'deals a major blow to Trump's federal criminal case in Washington.'
Trump's lawyers argue that the Supreme Court ruling merits not only delaying the sentencing but tossing out his conviction
The immunity ruling grants broad immunity protections to presidents for actions within their core constitutional duties
Trump was president when he signed relevant checks to Michael Cohen, who had shelled out hush money on Trump’s behalf
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The article contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author focuses on the delay of Trump's sentencing due to the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, implying that this is a major victory for Trump. However, they do not mention that the ruling also restricts prosecutors from using official acts as evidence in trying to prove unofficial actions violated the law. This omission creates a biased and misleading perspective. Additionally, the author uses emotional language such as 'major reprieve', 'loud and clear signal for Justice in the United States', and 'total exoneration' to manipulate readers' emotions.
In a major reprieve for former President Donald Trump, sentencing for his hush money convictions was postponed Tuesday until at least September – if ever – as the judge agreed to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
The impact of the Immunity Ruling is a loud and clear signal for Justice in the United States.
Trump crowed on his Truth Social media site after the sentencing was delayed. Using all capital letters, he claimed the Supreme Court’s decision netted him total exoneration in this and other criminal cases he faces.
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The author makes an appeal to authority by quoting the former president's statement about being 'totally exonerated' after the Supreme Court ruling. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing Trump's legal wins as a 'string of political and legal wins' and stating that the immunity decision is a 'loud and clear signal for Justice in the United States.'
>The impact of the Immunity Ruling is a loud and clear signal for Justice in the United States.<br>Trump crowed on his Truth Social media site after the sentencing was delayed, claiming the Supreme Court’s decision netted him ‘total exoneration’ in this and other criminal cases he faces.
The author describes Trump's legal wins as a 'string of political and legal wins'
The immunity decision is a 'loud and clear signal for Justice in the United States.'
