As if Joe Biden’s imploding re-election wasn’t already good news for the likely Republican presidential nominee, Saturday brings even more positive news for Donald Trump – this time regarding the lawsuit.
As we wrote a few days ago, former President Trump’s trial in Manhattan court on business records fraud has been delayed to a currently unknown extent following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. My colleague Bob Hoge shared that it could be September. or even later, but certainly after the Republican convention in less than two weeks on July 15:
According to reports, the sentencing has been officially postponed and will now take place in September. This means that the verdict will not be announced until the Republican National Convention in mid-July, where Trump will accept the nomination. So this is a clear victory for the former president.
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Now U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has pulled the rug out from under the lawfare experts in the Florida secret documents case by granting a request from Trump lawyers to stay (at least for the time being) a required discovery whose deadline was brisk approaching this week. She also set a deadline for Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office to respond to a defense motion — among several rulings affecting both sides in the case.
above Axios:
The newest: Cannon’s latest order grants a momentary stay of expert disclosures due July 8 and defense disclosures due July 10.
- The judge also set a July 18 deadline for the special counsel to respond to Trump’s request for a stay and additional briefing, and set a July 21 deadline for both sides to respond.
This is a developing story. RedState will release further updates as they become available.
