New York Judge Delays Ruling on Trump’s Immunity Arguments

Published on November 12, 2024

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has delayed ruling on President-elect Donald Trump’s immunity arguments in his falsified documents case. According to The Associated Press, Merchan told Trump’s lawyers on Nov. 12, when he was scheduled to make his decision, that he would make his ruling on Nov. 19, just days before Trump’s scheduled sentencing. Merchan’s decision came just a week after Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. A jury found Trump guilty on 34 felony counts in May, raising the prospect that he could face prison time. Experts told The Epoch Times, however, that the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution would preclude Trump from serving prison time....