Bragg not opposed to Trump sentencing delay, defers to judge in hush money case – Washington Examiner
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has indicated he does not oppose a potential delay in sentencing for former President Donald Trump, regarding his hush money conviction. This statement was made in a court filing released on Monday. Prosecutors have expressed that the decision to postpone Trump’s sentencing should ultimately rest with the judge. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has shown he does not object to a potential delay in the sentencing of former President Donald Trump following his hush money conviction. This position was outlined in a court filing made public on Monday. Prosecutors have maintained that the authority to decide on any postponement of Trump’s sentencing lies with the judge overseeing the case.
Bragg not opposed to Trump sentencing delay, defers to judge in hush money case
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg does not object to a judge in New York postponing Donald Trump‘s sentencing hearing for the former president’s hush money conviction, according to a court filing made public on Monday.
Prosecutors instead said they would leave the decision to delay Trump’s sentencing date, which is currently scheduled for Sept. 18, up to Judge Juan Merchan.
“The People defer to the Court on the appropriate post-trial schedule that allows for adequate time to adjudicate defendant’s [presidential immunity] motion while also pronouncing sentence ‘without unreasonable delay,’” prosecutors wrote.
The prosecutors’ position on sentencing Trump, who could face jail time for his conviction of 34 counts of falsifying business records, comes after the former president requested last week that Merchan push the sentencing hearing out past the presidential election.
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