{"id":2288088,"date":"2024-07-02T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gets-major-sentencing-win-just-in-time-for-crucial-election-event\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T15:13:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:13:57","slug":"trump-gets-major-sentencing-win-just-in-time-for-crucial-election-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gets-major-sentencing-win-just-in-time-for-crucial-election-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Gets Major Sentencing Win Just in Time for Crucial Election Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-gets-major-sentencing-win-just-in-time-for-crucial-election-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2288088&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling on presidential immunity is causing a delay in former President Donald Trump&#8217;s sentencing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-must-act-matt-gaetz-to-introduce-bill-defunding-jack-smith-investigation-targeting-trump\/\" title=\"&#039;Must Act Now&#039;: Gaetz to Introduce Bill Defunding Trump-Targeted Investigation\">falsifying business\u2062 records<\/a>. Manhattan District\u2064 Attorney Alvin Bragg&#8217;s office will not oppose a request to reconsider Trump&#8217;s conviction based on the ruling. The \u2063sentencing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-cancel-asylum-border-wall-arguments\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Arguments\">originally scheduled<\/a> for July 11, may now be\u200c delayed as\u200d both sides agree.\u200b Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tree-of-life-synagogue-killer-gets-death-penalty\/\" title=\"Synagogue killer sentenced to death.\">lawyers\u200d argue<\/a> that official acts of a president\u2062 are immune from prosecution. The DA&#8217;s office has requested a July 24 deadline to respond to any motions filed by Trump&#8217;s\u2062 legal \u2062team. This case involves actions from 2016, with Trump&#8217;s lawyers claiming that White House actions were \u200bused to build the case\u200c against him. President Joe Biden criticized\u200b the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling, calling it a dangerous\u2064 precedent that gives too much power to the president. The ruling has implications for future administrations and their accountability to the \u200blaw.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 2, 2024 at 10:08am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Reverberations from the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s Monday ruling on presidential immunity are shaking plans for former President Donald Trump\u2019s scheduled July 11 sentencing for his conviction on falsifying business records.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said it will not oppose a request from Trump\u2019s lawyers to reconsider his conviction based upon the ruling, which said that official acts of a president are immune from prosecution and cannot be used as evidence against a president.<\/p>\n<p>Although the final call rests with Judge Juan Merchan, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/02\/nyregion\/trump-sentencing-hush-money-trial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, \u201cwith both sides in agreement, a delay seemed likely.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New: Trump sentencing likely delayed. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManhattanDA?\">@ManhattanDA<\/a> does not oppose adjourning at least two weeks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/91xGOsjM0Y\">pic.twitter.com\/91xGOsjM0Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Frank G. Runyeon (@frankrunyeon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frankrunyeon\/status\/1808150814210269429?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  The July 11 date would have been days before the Republican National Convention at which Trump is expected to be formally nominated for president.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/turley-scotus-immunity-decision-produces-cardiac-arrest-jack-smith-trump-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentence<\/a> on his conviction could range from probation and a fine to up to four years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough we believe defendant\u2019s arguments to be without merit, we do not oppose his request for leave to file and his putative request to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sentencing-likely-to-be-delayed-until-after-rnc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump sentencing likely to be delayed until after RNC - Washington Examiner\">adjourn sentencing pending determination<\/a> of his motion,\u201d prosecutors wrote in a Tuesday court letter, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/02\/us-news\/donald-trumps-sentencing-hush-money-case-will-likely-be-delayed-at-least-2-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump\u2019s sentencing is no longer coming before the RNC<\/p>\n<p>The man just doesn\u2019t stop winning <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pKAKdqEpPG\">pic.twitter.com\/pKAKdqEpPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_johnnymaga\/status\/1808155661722587354?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The DA\u2019s office asked for a July 24 deadline to respond to whatever motion Trump\u2019s team of lawyers formally files.<\/p>\n<p>Although the case against Trump involved acts that took place in 2016, Trump\u2019s lawyers contend that the prosecution used actions Trump took while in the White House in building their case, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/trump-seek-overturn-ny-hush-money-conviction-after-immunity-ruling-nyt-2024-07-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trial result cannot stand,\u201d lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote, asking the court for permission to submit their full argument by July 10.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On Monday, in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-anti-trump-wh-lawyer-sotomayor-dissent-immunity-case-hysterical-screaming-no-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 6-3 split<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/23pdf\/23-939_e2pg.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court ruled<\/a> that \u201cthe separation of powers principles\u201d require \u201cat least a presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for a President\u2019s acts within the outer perimeter of his official responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch an immunity is required to safeguard the independence and effective functioning of the Executive Branch, and to enable the President to carry out his constitutional duties without undue caution,\u201d the court ruled.<\/p>\n<p>The court did not define the extent of what it termed the \u201couter perimeter.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2026What was most glaring for many civil libertarians was President Biden\u2019s portrayal of himself as paragon of constitutional fealty. President Biden has racked up an impressive array of losses in federal courts where he was found to have violated the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1808114788834160767?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/01\/politics\/video\/biden-reaction-supreme-court-trump-immunity-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denounced the ruling<\/a> as a \u201cdangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law, even including the Supreme Court of the United States. The only limits will be self-imposed by the president alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-insiders-finally-come-clean-happening-behind-closed-doors-admit-concerned-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> said that because of the ruling, \u201cany president, including Donald Trump, will now be free to ignore the law. \u201c<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. 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Trump&#8217;s lawyers argue that actions taken while he was in the White House were improperly used in the case against him. President Joe Biden criticized the ruling, saying it sets a dangerous precedent. The upcoming 2024 election is seen as crucial by many, with concerns about the future of American values. 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