According to new court documents, Manhattan prosecutors agreed to Donald J. Trump’s motion on Tuesday to defer his criminal sentence so that the presiding judge could consider whether a recent decision by the US Supreme Court might jeopardize his conviction.
The judge will decide whether to postpone the sentence, but because everyone was in accord, it appeared inevitable. Juan M. Merchan, the judge, might make a decision as soon as Tuesday.
A postponement would be an unexpected blow to the case, which resulted in the first-ever conviction of an American president.
With his previous cases stalled, the thrice impeached and four times indicted former president was likely to face criminal culpability only at sentencing.
The scheduled sentencing date for Mr. Trump, who was found guilty of fabricating financial documents to conceal a sexual scandal during his 2016 presidential campaign, is July 11.
This is a few days prior to his official nomination for president at the Republican National Convention. In addition to probation, he might spend as little as a few weeks in jail or prison, with a maximum sentence of four years.
The Supreme Court’s decision to offer Mr. Trump sweeping protection from prosecution for official acts made while president put a stop to the scheduled sentence on Monday.
The historic decision, which was rendered 6-3 along party lines, severely damaged Mr. Trump’s federal criminal case in Washington, where he is charged with attempting to avenge his electoral defeat in 2020.
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