Manhattan District Attorney Agrees to Postpone Sentencing for Trump

Contact Your Elected Officials
The Epoch Times Header

Trump has filed a motion to dismiss based on presidential immunity.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Braggโ€™s office has agreed to postpone sentencing for President-elect Donald Trump in his business records case.

A Nov. 19 letter to New York Justice Juan Merchan showed Bragg stating that his office believed โ€œfurther proceedings before this Court should be adjourned to permit litigationโ€ surrounding Trumpโ€™s motion to dismiss.

Sentencing was scheduled for Nov. 26 but the court said on Nov. 10 that it will grant a stay of the ongoing deadlines until Nov. 19. Both sides had requested a temporary stay.

โ€œThis is a total and definitive victory for President Trump and the American People who elected him in a landslide,โ€ Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung told The Epoch Times via email. โ€œThe Manhattan DA has conceded that this Witch Hunt cannot continue.โ€

Cheung said Trumpโ€™s legal team is working to get the case dismissed.

Trump has asked the court to throw out the verdict and indictment based on presidential immunity. A decision on that request was initially expected earlier this month.

The letter from Braggโ€™s office did not acquiesce to Trumpโ€™s arguments to dismiss the case over the immunity issue, nor his request to move the case to federal court.

โ€œWe believe these arguments are incorrect,โ€ the letter said. โ€œThe People deeply respect the Office of the President, are mindful of the demands and obligations of the presidency, and acknowledge that Defendantโ€™s inauguration will raise unprecedented legal questions.โ€

In May, a jury found Trump guilty on 34 felony counts, raising the prospect that he could face prison time. Expertsย told The Epoch Times at the time that the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution would preclude Trump from serving prison time.

Trumpโ€™s attorneys argued that the U.S. Supreme Courtโ€™s decision in Trump v. United States, which granted different levels of criminal immunity for presidentsโ€™ official conduct, barred the use of certain evidence and witness testimony.

In his July response to the request to dismiss the indictment, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg argued that Trump had waited too long to raise some of his arguments about immunity. He also said a federal judge had deemed the conduct in questionโ€”an alleged payment to Stephanie Cliffordโ€”outside of a presidentโ€™s official duties.

On Nov. 19, Braggโ€™s office argued that โ€œno current law establishes that a presidentโ€™s temporary immunity from prosecution requires dismissal of a post-trial criminal proceeding.โ€

Byย Sam Dorman

Read Original Article on TheEpochTimes.com

The Epoch Times
The Epoch Timeshttps://www.theepochtimes.com/
Tired of biased news? The Epoch Times is truthful, factual news that other media outlets don't report. No spin. No agenda. Just honest journalism like it used to be.

ChatGPT Goes Biblical about End Times!

There are some truly outstanding internet content creators, or...

Bangkok Indians: โ€˜You Are Lucky Manโ€™

In Bangkok, friendly prostitutes outside โ€œmassageโ€ shops tell me Iโ€™m โ€œso handsome man.โ€ Indian men prowling those streets tell me Iโ€™m โ€œlucky man.โ€

Epsteinโ€™s Niece Exposes the Illuminati!

There is a shocking interview by the podcaster Shaun Attwood, an English former ecstasy trafficker turned YouTube podcaster, speaker, activist, and author.

When Gynocrats Attack: Innocent Locker Room Talk Interrupted By Rabid Karen

The question posed: โ€œWho do you think has a...

Obamaโ€™s Treason is a Betrayal of American Democracy and Demands Real Accountability

Few scandals have cast a longer shadow than the 2016 Russia investigationโ€”the manufactured crisis by President Obama designed to cripple Trump's presidency.

Trumps America: Welpโ€ฆ that backfired.

The official @TheDemocrats account posted chart with the caption โ€œTrumpโ€™s Americaโ€ โ€” but didnโ€™t seem to notice how their own graph actually works.

Education Department to Release Billions in Withheld Grant Money for Schools

Dept. of Education said OMB completed a review of 2025 public education allocations โ€œand will begin dispersing funds to the states next week.โ€

Judge Maintains Nationwide Block on Trumpโ€™s Birthright Citizenship Order

A federal judge in Massachusetts has maintained his nationwide block on President Donald Trumpโ€™s policy restricting birthright citizenship.

COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated Brain Aging Even in People Who Didnโ€™t Get Virus: Study

Brain aging appears to have accelerated by months during COVID-19 pandemic, even in people who did not get sick from the virus, according to study.

Ex-DOJ Officials File Lawsuit Against Bondi Over Terminations

Former DOJ officials filed lawsuit against AG Bondi and the fed. govt, saying they were terminated for work on cases related to Jan. 6 Capitol breach.

Odds of U.S.-EU Trade Deal Are 50โ€“50 Ahead of Tariff Deadline: Trump

President Donald Trump said thereโ€™s a 50โ€“50 chance that the United States will finalize a trade deal with the European Union before an Aug. 1 deadline.

Trump Pulls Habbaโ€™s Nomination for New Jerseyโ€™s Top Prosecutor, Making Her Acting US Attorney

President Trump withdrew his nomination of Alina Habba to serve as NJโ€™s top federal prosecutor, making her Acting US Attorney.

Trump Says He Wants Muskโ€™s Companies to โ€˜Thrive Like Never Beforeโ€™

On Thursday, President Trump said, โ€œI want Elon, and all businesses within our Country, to THRIVE, in fact, THRIVE like never before!โ€
spot_img

Related Articles