BREAKING NEWS. Bruce Hamilton, The Morning Show anchor. Published:July 8, 2024 at 10:27 AM. Updated:July 9, 2024 at 1:43 PM. Bruce Hamilton, The Morning Show anchor. TheSupreme Court s immunity decisionmay have surprising consequences and reverberate to things other than the powers of the presidency  like former President Donald Trump s criminal cases. REPLAY: Press play above to watch Tuesday s streaming episode of Path to the Polls. The court ruled presidents are immune from prosecution for their official acts. It has already prompted the postponement ofsentencing for his business fraud case in New York. That was supposed to happen this Thursdaybut was rescheduled for September at the earliest. The ruling also has an immediate impact onthe federal election case in Washington. It threw a proverbial monkey wrench in the bid to put Trump on trial for what the special counsel calls a criminal conspiracy to overturn President Joe Biden s victory. Get a weekly dose from Morning Show anchor Bruce Hamilton of what s new in the Path to the Polls. What happens in the Georgia case remains to be seen. Judge Scott McAfee hasn t ruled in that election interference case yet. But the former president has made it clearhe shouldn t be prosecuted in that case eitherbecause he was acting as president. So, the question becomes, does the high court s ruling play a role in Judge McAfee s decisionmaking?. Then, of course,there s the classified documents case here in Florida. Mr. Trump is accused of stashing classified documents at MaraLago. Again,Trump claims he has immunity. The U.S. District Judge in that case, Aileen Cannon, may have to consider what impact, limited as it may be, the Supreme Court ruling has on the outcome of her ruling on Trump s motion. RELATED:Analyzing the Supreme Court s ruling on presidential immunity. If nothing else, there are likely delays and litigation on these issues on the horizon. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Jeremy Rosenthal joined me on this week s Path to the Polls. You can watch the 7 p.m. Tuesday encore presentation onNews4JAXor watch any time on demand onNews4JAX,News4JAX.comandour YouTube channel. Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX  All rights reserved. This Emmy Awardwinning television, radio and newspaper journalist has anchored The Morning Show for 18 years. email. facebook. twitter. Recommended Videos. Cookie Preferences. If you need help with the Public File, call 904 3939801. At WJXT, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. Copyright 2024 News4JAX.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings.
Supreme Court's immunity decision affects Trump's criminal cases. His business fraud case sentencing postponed. Federal election case impacted, delaying trial over criminal conspiracy claims. Georgia case outcome uncertain. Trump also seeks immunity in Florida classified documents case. Ruling expected to cause delays and legal battles.