{"id":2326726,"date":"2024-08-19T11:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bragg-not-opposed-to-trump-sentencing-delay-defers-to-judge-in-hush-money-case-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T11:17:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:17:36","slug":"bragg-not-opposed-to-trump-sentencing-delay-defers-to-judge-in-hush-money-case-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bragg-not-opposed-to-trump-sentencing-delay-defers-to-judge-in-hush-money-case-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bragg not opposed to Trump sentencing delay, defers to judge in hush money case &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbragg-not-opposed-to-trump-sentencing-delay-defers-to-judge-in-hush-money-case-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326726&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Manhattan District Attorney \u2064Alvin Bragg has indicated he does \u200cnot oppose \u200ba potential delay in sentencing for former\u200b President Donald Trump, regarding his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-immunity-could-complicate-trumps-hush-money-conviction-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How immunity could complicate Trump\u2019s hush money conviction - Washington Examiner\">hush money\u200c conviction<\/a>. This statement was made in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ghislaine-maxwell-attorney-defends-op-ed-saying-her-charges-should-be-dropped-like-bill-cosbys\/\" title=\"Former Ghislaine Maxwell Attorney Defends Op-Ed Saying Her Charges Should Be Dropped Like Bill Cosby\u2019s\">court filing released<\/a> on Monday. Prosecutors have expressed that the decision to postpone Trump\u2019s sentencing should ultimately \u200crest with the judge. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg \u200chas shown he does not object to a potential delay in the \u2063sentencing of former\u2062 President Donald Trump following his hush money conviction. This position was outlined in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-twitter-have-yet-to-reach-deal-to-end-litigation-sources\/\" title=\"Elon Musk, Twitter have yet to reach deal to end litigation -sources\">court filing made public<\/a>\u2062 on Monday. Prosecutors\u200c have maintained that the authority to decide on any \u200dpostponement of Trump&#8217;s sentencing lies with the judge overseeing \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">case<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bragg not opposed to Trump sentencing delay, defers to judge in hush money case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1731608\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Manhattan District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alvin-bragg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alvin Bragg\">Alvin Bragg<\/a> does not object to a judge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York\">New York<\/a> postponing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s sentencing hearing for the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s hush money conviction, according to a court filing made public on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors instead said they would leave the decision to delay Trump&rsquo;s sentencing date, which is currently scheduled for Sept. 18, up to Judge Juan Merchan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The People defer to the Court on the appropriate post-trial schedule that allows for adequate time to adjudicate defendant&rsquo;s [presidential immunity] motion while also pronouncing sentence &lsquo;without unreasonable delay,&#8217;&rdquo; prosecutors wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Bragg response to sentencing schedule\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/760401674\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-VYjQLUmINQKcuTQWkhUv\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors&rsquo; position on sentencing Trump, who could face jail time for his conviction of 34 counts of falsifying business records, comes after the former president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3122559\/trump-asks-judge-to-push-sentencing-until-after-election-no-basis-to-rush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>requested<\/a> last week that Merchan push the sentencing hearing out past the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This story is developing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1731608\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1731608\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has indicated that he does not oppose a New York judge delaying Donald Trump&#8217;s sentencing hearing related to his hush money conviction, as stated in a court document released on Monday. The prosecutors have chosen to defer the decision regarding the postponement of Trump&#8217;s sentencing date, currently set for September 18, to Judge Juan Merchan. They noted, &#8220;The People defer to the Court on the appropriate post-trial schedule that allows for adequate time to adjudicate defendant\u2019s [presidential immunity] motion while also pronouncing sentence \u2018without unreasonable delay.\u2019&#8221; This stance follows Trump\u2019s request last week for Judge Merchan to reschedule the sentencing beyond the presidential election. 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