Manhattan DA To Postpone Sentencing In Trump Hush Money Case

NEW YORK CITY — The Manhattan district attorney will postpone Donald Trump's sentencing as his defense lawyers continue to work to dismiss the hush money case.

District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a letter to Judge Juan Merchan filed on Tuesday wrote that his office acknowledges that Trump is not likely to be sentenced “until after the end or after the end of Defendant’s upcoming presidential term.”

Bragg also told Merchan not to dismiss Trump’s conviction, CNN reported.

Prosecutors instead are leaning toward opting to freeze the case for four years while Trump is in office, the New York Times reported.

Trump had been scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 26 after he was convicted on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesperson, called the news “a total and definitive victory for President Trump," according to a CNN report.

Prosecutors had argued a jury had already convicted Trump of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal.

"The people deeply respect the office of the president, are mindful of the demands and obligations of the presidency, and acknowledge that defendant’s inauguration will raise unprecedented legal questions,” the Manhattan district attorney’s office wrote to Merchan. “We also deeply respect the fundamental role of the jury in our constitutional system.”

On Nov. 12, a Manhattan judge agreed to delay a decision on Trump's conviction and possible sentencing date after prosecutors said they needed to evaluate their options following the results of the 2024 presidential election, Patch previously reported.

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