Former US President Donald Trump
A New York judge has delayed former President Donald Trump's sentencing until September as his lawyers seek to challenge his conviction after a Supreme Court ruling.
Mr. Trump was initially scheduled to be sentenced on 11 July.
His legal team asked for his conviction in a hush money case to be overturned after the nation's highest court ruled Monday that former presidents had partial immunity for official acts during their presidency.
Justice Juan Merchan said on Tuesday that he would issue a decision on the motions by September 6.
If sentencing is necessary, the judge wrote that it will take place on September 18.
In May, a New York jury found Mr. Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, making him the first former president ever convicted of a felony.
Prosecutors said Trump had reimbursed his fixer, Michael Cohen, for hush money paid to an adult film star, who claimed she had an affair with Mr. Trump.
The money, paid on the eve of the 2016 election, was covered up by falsely labeling it as a legal expenses.
It is the first of Mr. Trump's four criminal cases to go to trial.
comments powered by Disqus
All feeds
