On May 30, the former US president was found guilty of fabricating corporate documents to conceal the payment of $130,000 (about £100,000) to adult film actress Stormy Daniels by his former attorney, Michael Cohen.
Seven weeks before Americans head to the polls this year, on September 18, Trump, the Republican contender in the US election, is set to be sentenced.
In a letter made public on Thursday, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche implied that punishing the former president on the planned day would be considered election meddling.
In his letter, Mr. Blanche further asserted that the trial judge, Juan Merchan, is expected to rule on the defense’s request to reverse the verdict and dismiss the case due to the US Supreme Court’s July ruling on presidential immunity, making the current sentencing date unfair to Trump.
The court stated for the first time in that landmark ruling that past presidents are completely immune from prosecution for their official conduct but not for their non-official ones.
