The Manhattan district attorney’s office said Tuesday it does not oppose a delay request by former President Donald Trump‘s legal team in its efforts to throw out his felony conviction after the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts in office.
Trump is set to be sentenced on July 11, just four days before the Republican National Convention, where he will officially become the GOP’s presidential nominee. Prosecutors told Judge Juan Merchan that if the former president files a motion on July 10 stating his conviction in the hush money case should be overturned due to the high court’s decision, then District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s office should have until July 24 to respond.
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