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Trump did not need a Fourth of July miracle. He got one anyway, courtesy of a Court that gave him room to keep fighting and a political system that still seems willing to let him turn every legal setback into campaign fuel. The immediate damage may be aimed at judges, prosecutors, and the norms that used to pretend they mattered. The rest of the country is stuck watching him celebrate the loophole.
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After the Supreme Court’s July 1 immunity decision, Trump asked to file a post-trial motion in the Manhattan hush-money case. Prosecutors did not oppose that request, and Justice Merchan vacated the July 11 sentencing date and set Sept. 18 instead.
The Supreme Court said on July 1, 2024, that former presidents have immunity for official acts and no immunity for unofficial ones, then sent the case back for lower-court proceedings. Trump quickly cast the decision as broader protection than the Court actually gave him.