08/06/2024

Judge in Trump’s Fraud Case Delays Date for Ruling on Presidential Immunity

It will now be held Sept. 16 - 10 days later than originally scheduled

The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity until two days before Trump’s scheduled sentencing.

The immunity decision had been due Sept. 6, with the sentencing set for Sept. 18. But then Trump's lawyers asked Judge Juan Merchan last week to rule first on their renewed bid to get the judge to step aside from the case.

In a letter made public Tuesday, Merchan postponed the immunity ruling to Sept. 16 — if it's still needed after he decides next week whether to recuse himself.

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