The judge overseeing President Trump's hush money case in New York has rescheduled sentencing to September 18, as stated in a letter sent to both parties.
This decision followed the Manhattan district attorney's office announcement earlier on Tuesday that it would not contest Trump's request to file a motion seeking to overturn his conviction, citing the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity.
Assistant district attorney Josh Steinglass wrote to Judge Juan Merchan, “Although we believe defendant's arguments to be without merit, we do not oppose his request for leave to file and his putative request to adjourn sentencing pending determination of his motion.”
Trump's legal team had sent a letter to Judge Merchan on Monday, hours after the Supreme Court's ruling, asking him to “set aside the jury's verdict” in the hush money case. Judge Merchan indicated he would rule on Trump's motion to vacate the conviction on September 6.
Trump has been given until July 10 to file the necessary documents, with the DA's office having until July 24 to respond. Sentencing was initially set for July 11, shortly before Trump is expected to secure the Republican nomination. The new sentencing date is September 18 at 10 a.m. ET.
In their public letter to Judge Merchan, Trump's defense argued that the conviction should be nullified because the prosecution relied on evidence and testimony that should have been protected by presidential immunity, including several of Trump's tweets, a government ethics form, and testimony from former Trump aide Hope Hicks.
The defense also contended that Trump's social media posts about his former lawyer Michael Cohen, a 2018 filing from the Office of Government Ethics, and phone records from Trump's presidency should have been excluded from the trial.
