The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s
New York criminal trial
delayed a key ruling Tuesday
on whether the president-elect’s conviction
should be set aside, according to correspondence between the parties.
Trump’s team wants the case dismissed, and the prosecution says it needs time to evaluate next steps now that Trump has been re-elected. The court has granted them a week’s delay to provide their position.
In a letter to Judge
Juan Merchan
, prosecutors said they agreed with Trump’s request for a stay to consider how to proceed given his new status as president-elect.
“The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances and that the arguments raised by defense counsel in correspondence to the People on Friday require careful consideration to ensure that any further steps in this proceeding appropriately balance the competing interests of (1) a jury verdict of guilt following trial that has the presumption of regularity; and (2) the Office of the President,” prosecutor Matthew Colangelo wrote in a letter to the judge.
“Accordingly, the People respectfully request that the Court adjourn the upcoming scheduled dates to afford the People time to assess these recent developments, and set November 19. 2024 as a deadline for the People to advise the Court regarding our view of appropriate steps,” he added.
Trump had been tentatively scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 26. Trump was convicted in May on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. He has denied any wrongdoing.
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