The Manhattan DA's office said it would defer to the judge on Trump's request to delay sentencing of his conviction.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg remained neutral on former president Donald Trump's request to delay sentencing in his hush money trial until after the November presidential election, Reuters reported, and Bragg has deferred to Judge Juan Merchan for the decision.Merchan is presiding over Trump's hush money trial.
'There should be no sentencing in this Election Interference Witch Hunt,' Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung told Newsweek. 'As mandated by the United States Supreme Court, this case, along with all the other Harris-Biden Hoaxes, should be dismissed.'Requesting the delay in sentencing, Trump lawyer Todd Blanche wrote: 'The Court should adjourn any sentencing in this case … until after the 2024 Presidential election.
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