Donald Trump´s lawyers immediately attempted to seize upon the Supreme Court ruling granting him immunity by asking a New York judge to delay sentencing in his hush money trial.
His attorney on Monday sent a letter asking to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, scheduled for next week.
The letter to Judge Juan M. Merchan cited the U.S. Supreme Court´s ruling earlier Monday and asked the judge to delay Trump´s sentencing while he weighs the high court´s decision and how it could influence the New York case.
The lawyers argue that the Supreme Court´s decision confirmed a position the defense raised earlier in the case that prosecutors should have been precluded from introducing some evidence they said constituted official presidential acts, according to the letter.
In prior court filings, Trump contended he is immune from prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.
唐纳德·特朗普的律师立即试图利用最高法院授予他豁免权的裁决，要求纽约法官推迟对他的封口费审判的宣判。
他的律师周一致信要求撤销对他的定罪并推迟原定于下周的宣判。
致胡安·M·默钱法官的信引用了美国最高法院周一早上的裁决，并要求法官推迟对特朗普的宣判，同时权衡最高法院的裁决及其对纽约案件的影响。
律师在信中辩称，最高法院的裁决证实了辩方早些时候在案件中提出的立场，即检察官本应被禁止引入他们认为构成总统官方行为的一些证据。
在之前的法庭文件中，特朗普辩称，他在任期间涉及官方行为的行为应免于起诉。
