Judge Merchan has responded to submissions by Trump's lawyers that he recuse himself and that, as president, Trump has total immunity. This is the Stormy Daniels/election interference case, the events of which took place before Trump was elected president but that's just a detail. Merchan has set the date 16 Sept for a hearing but has told them to keep the 18th free. The 18th has been reserved for sentencing.
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