Prosecutors Defer To Judge On Trump’s Sentencing

ABC News reports:

Prosecutors in New York are taking no position on former President Donald Trump’s request to delay sentencing of his “hush money” conviction until after the November election.

Instead, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said in a letter Monday it would defer to Judge Juan Merchan. Trump is currently scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 18 after a jury convicted him of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels.

Prosecutors said they would leave it to the judge to decide whether Trump should be allowed to exhaust his appeals prior to sentencing.

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JUST IN: Prosecutors in New York are taking no position on former Pres. Trump’s request to delay sentencing of his “hush money” conviction until after the November election. https://t.co/Fjq37ZYFAu pic.twitter.com/muX93UOC7l

— ABC News (@ABC) August 19, 2024