Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a judge to postpone sentencing in his Manhattan hush money trial, the first step in their effort to throw out the verdict following a Supreme Court ruling that granted him broad immunity from prosecution on Monday.

Trumps attorneys wrote a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, who has overseen the hush money case, asking for permission to file a motion to set aside the verdict, The New York Times first reported . In the missive, they asked Merchan to postpone the former presidents sentencing on July 11 while he considers whether the recent high court ruling impacts Trumps conviction.

The former president was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up allegations of a sexual encounter with the porn star Stormy Daniels in May. The Supreme Court ruled Monday , however, that as president, Trump enjoyed wide immunity for any presidential act that was official in nature.

The gambit by Trumps attorneys may be far-fetched as the ruling only protects a presidents actions while in office, not while they are a candidate, like when those acts central to the hush money trial took place. The Times notes it may also be too late for Merchan to revisit the conviction as a deadline to file post-trial motions has already passed. The judge could inform Trumps lawyers to air their concerns when they file an eventual appeal.