The legal team representing former President Donald Trump is making efforts to prevent his upcoming sentencing in New York related to his conviction earlier this year in the hush money case. Their strategy, as per a reliable source, now involves attempting to have the sentencing canceled altogether.
Previously, the focus of Trump's attorneys had been on delaying the proceedings in the case. However, they are now planning to file a motion asserting that Trump, as a president-elect at the time of the alleged offense, should be afforded the same Constitutional protections as a sitting president. They argue that he should be shielded from any legal actions initiated by state prosecutors.
The anticipated filing is expected to be submitted within the next few days, before Judge Juan Merchan's self-imposed deadline of November 12. Judge Merchan is set to decide whether to nullify Trump's conviction following the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity.
