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Trumps hush money sentencing delayed after Supreme Court ruling [Video]

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Washington: Donald Trump’s historic sentencing over hush money payments used to sway the 2016 election has been delayed following the US Supreme Court’s explosive decision to grant him broad immunity from prosecution.

In another piece of good news for the former president, Judge Juan Merchan put off next week’s highly anticipated sentencing to September 18 – less than two months before the US election.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit in mid-June. Credit: AP

Such a move means Trump will now be able to attend this month’s Republican National Convention – where he is expected to be named the GOP presidential nominee – without the shadow of a jail term or lesser non-custodial sentence hanging over him.

It is also a significant victory for Trump because the sentencing may be the …

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