A New York judge has postponed ex-President Donald Trump’s sentencing which was set to take place on July 11 (Picture: EPA)
Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his criminal hush money case has been delayed after a Supreme Court ruling that he has broad immunity from prosecution.
Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the hush money case, has postponed Trump’s sentencing from July 11 to September 18 in order to weigh whether the high court’s ruling could imperil the ex-president’s conviction.
The judge’s decision on Tuesday, a day after the immunity ruling, is a setback for the historic case that saw the first felony conviction of a former or current US president.
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