President-elect Donald Trump moved on Monday to reverse the New York ruling.
Judge Juan Marchand set Trump’s sentencing date for January 10, just 10 days before the presidential inauguration.
playing cards notified The court said Marchand plans to appeal the decision denying his request for presidential immunity and the decision denying his application for removal from office, which he filed after winning the election.
“The court should cancel the sentencing hearing scheduled for January 10, 2025, and postpone any further deadlines in this case until President Trump’s immunity appeal is fully and finally resolved. “The case should have been dismissed, but this case should never have been filed in the first place,” his lawyers wrote in the filing.
In his sentencing last week, Machan indicated he would not impose a prison term, suggesting that a sentence of “unconditional release” would be most appropriate. (Related article: Sentencing order for President Trump before Inauguration Day)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 15: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump attends a pretrial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Hirsch Poole/Getty Images)
“While it is undisputed that the trumped-up charges should not have been brought in this meritless lawsuit, and we cannot think of anything that would justify a heavier sentence at this time, there are direct “There is simply no appropriate sentence based on numerous legal errors, including falsehoods,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in the filing, “relating to presidential disclaimers that President Trump will address in future appeals.” I mentioned it inside. “The court’s non-binding preview of its current thinking on hypothetical sentencing does not alleviate these fundamental violations of the federal Constitution.”
Trump’s lawyers asked Marchand to notify both sides by 2 p.m. whether he intends to proceed with the sentencing hearing.
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