Presidential-Immunity

Judge Merchan Grants Indefinite Postponement of Trump Sentencing After Election Victory

2024-11-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Judge Juan Merchan granted an indefinite postponement of Donald Trump’s sentencing on 34 felony convictions, effectively acknowledging that Trump’s election victory had made it impossible to sentence him in the foreseeable future. The postponement - from a scheduled November 26 …

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Judge Merchan Postpones Trump Sentencing to September After Supreme Court Immunity Ruling

2024-07-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Judge Juan Merchan postponed Donald Trump’s sentencing from July 11 to September 18, 2024, to allow time to consider how the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling might affect the case. The delay represented the first of what would become multiple postponements that …

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