Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday said they will oppose President-elect Trump’s demand to dismiss his criminal hush money.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) in the new letter said he won’t resist adjourning Trump’s sentencing next week so the judge can receive further briefing on the issue.
“No current law establishes that a president’s temporary immunity from prosecution requires dismissal of a post-trial criminal proceeding that was initiated at a time when the defendant was not immune from criminal prosecution and that is based on unofficial conduct for which the defendant is also not immune,” Bragg wrote.
“Rather, existing law suggests that the Court must balance competing constitutional interests and proceed ‘in a manner that preserves both the independence of the Executive and the integrity of the criminal justice system,’” he said.
Bragg signed the filing himself – a departure from the office’s typical practice.
Trump’s team celebrated the development.
“This is a total and definitive victory for President Trump and the American People who elected him in a landslide. The Manhattan DA has conceded that this Witch Hunt cannot continue,” Steven Cheung, Trump’s campaign spokesperson and incoming White House communications director, said in a statement.
Judge Juan Merchan, who oversees the case, must decide whether to push back the Nov. 26 sentencing, toss Trump’s conviction altogether or move forward despite his election victory.
Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records tied to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to conceal an alleged affair, which he denies, ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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What an absolute ignorant tub of goo. Throw him in jail & give the keys to Trump for safeguarding.
hear hear
Bragg is not smart enough to have written that sentence, but I guess after he read it he liked it and signed on. Two phony trials by this racist ass and both should have been appealed and dismissed by now.
I would like to know what Trump’s lawyers are doing. They come up with gladius😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 reasons why the case should be dropped. How about using wrong legalese such as no jury can make up their own charges and this jury was told they could. We don’t know if they did or not. The trial and charges were brought illegally, they were past their time, etc. Trump did not have his piers judging him. No millionaires, no republicans, any big businessmen, etc., etc. The lawyer should be in jail for this in your face so obvious fake trial. And where are our lawyer associations who can bring about a crooked lawyer losing their lawyer license. This lawyer harassed Trump, this whole trial was people using our law system for a crooked lawyer can harass a citizen he does not like.