Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York criminal trial has been pushed back to at least September. The judge’s decision came out Tuesday, July 2, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court handed the former president a big win, ruling he has some immunity from being criminally prosecuted on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump’s sentencing in New York was originally scheduled for next Thursday, July 11. Now, the judge overseeing the trial says Trump will be sentenced on Sept. 18 “if such is still necessary.”
That’s an “if” because Trump’s lawyers say the Supreme Court ruling should not only delay the sentencing but lead to tossing out his conviction completely.
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Trump posted to his social media platform Truth Social after the decision came down, saying the Supreme Court’s decision awarded him “total exoneration” in this and other criminal cases he faces.
Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a felony in May, when a Manhattan jury found him guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.
The Supreme Court’s decision has cast doubt on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump on election subversion charges. A trial before the November election is highly unlikely now.
The ruling could also impact Trump’s indictments in the classified documents and Georgia election interference cases.
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[KARAH RUCKER]
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S SENTENCING IN HIS NEW YORK CRIMINAL TRIAL HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO AT LEAST SEPTEMBER.
THE JUDGE’S DECISION COMES A DAY AFTER THE U-S SUPREME COURT HANDED Trump A BIG WIN — RULING HE HAS SOME IMMUNITY FROM BEING CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED ON CHARGES OF ATTEMPTING TO OVERTURN THE 20-20 ELECTION.
TRUMP’S SENTENCING IN NEW YORK WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR *NEXT* THURSDAY — JULY 11.
NOW, THE JUDGE OVERSEEING THE TRIAL — SAYS TRUMP WILL BE SENTENCED ON SEPTEMBER 18-TH IF that’s still NECESSARY.
THAT’S AN IF” BECAUSE TRUMP’S LAWYERS SAY THE SUPREME COURT RULING SHOULD NOT ONLY DELAY THE SENTENCING — BUT LEAD TO TOSSING OUT HIS CONVICTION COMPLETELY.
TRUMP TAKING TO TRUTH SOCIAL AFTER THE DECISION CAME DOWN… SAYING THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION AWARDED HIM “TOTAL EXONERATION” IN THIS AND OTHER CRIMINAL CASES HE FACES.
TRUMP BECAME THE FIRST FORMER PRESIDENT TO BE CONVICTED OF A FELONY IN MAY — WHEN THE MANHATTAN JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY OF 34 COUNTS OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS.
THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION *HAS* CAST DOUBT ON SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH’S INDICTMENT OF TRUMP ON ELECTION SUBVERSION CHARGES… AND A TRIAL BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY.
THE RULING COULD ALSO IMPACT TRUMP’S INDICTMENTS IN THE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS AND GEORGIA ELECTION INTERFERENCE CASES.
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