NEW YORK: Donald Trump’s attorneys on Monday requested the New York choose who presided over his hush cash trial to put aside his conviction and delay his sentencing scheduled for later this month. The letter to Decide Juan M Merchan cited the US Supreme Courtroom’s ruling earlier Monday and requested the choose to delay Trump’s sentencing whereas he weighs the excessive court docket’s resolution and the way it may affect the New York case, the individuals mentioned.
The individuals couldn’t talk about particulars of the letter earlier than it was made public and spoke to The Related Press on situation of anonymity. The Supreme Courtroom on Monday dominated for the primary time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.
Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying enterprise information, arising from what prosecutors mentioned was an try and cowl up a hush cash cost simply earlier than the 2016 presidential election.
Merchan instituted a coverage within the run-up to the trial requiring each side to ship him a one-page letter summarising their arguments earlier than making longer court docket filings. He mentioned he did that to higher handle the docket, so he was not inundated with voluminous paperwork.
