Donald Trump was gifted yet another big win Tuesday morning after Manhattan prosecutors agreed to postpone his criminal sentencing so Judge Juan Merchan can weigh whether Monday’s immunity ruling by the Supreme Court may render his conviction moot.
The decision to officially postpone the sentencing lies with Merchan, but he’s likely to do so with both sides asking for yet another delay.
Trump has fought tooth and nail to have each of his criminal trials pushed back until after the 2024 election—a once-lofty goal that appears to be inching toward reality after a favorable Supreme Court ruling.
The former president was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York—crimes related to his cover-up of an alleged affair he had with Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump’s case in New York did not pertain to his presidency or official acts, which the Supreme Court ruling pertained to, but involved his personal activity during his campaign. Still, his lawyers argued Monday that prosecutors had built their case partly on evidence from his time in the White House and that he should now be immune from a conviction.
Trump was scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, with him looking at up to four years in prison. Legal experts told The Daily Beast his previously-clean criminal record means he’ll likely not be sent to prison, however, and is more likely to be slapped with probation.
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