Donald Trump’s bid to postpone his sentence until after the election on November 5th was not overtly opposed by the prosecutors who achieved his historic criminal conviction on felony charges in May.
Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office in Manhattan acknowledged in a letter to Justice Juan Merchan on Monday that Trump possesses the right to appeal a decision that will soon be made regarding his immunity from prosecution. However, they declined to comment on Merchan’s decision regarding whether a postponement of sentencing was appropriate.
Prosecutors stated in the August 16 letter that “we defer to the court on whether an adjournment is warranted”. “On any future date the court sets, the people are ready to appear for sentencing.” Earlier last week, the defense attorneys for the Republican presidential candidate requested that Merchan postpone his scheduled sentence date of September 18th, claiming “naked election-interference objectives.”
Additionally, they claimed that because of the US Supreme Court’s historic decision on presidential immunity, the defense did not have enough time before the sentencing to potentially challenge Merchan’s decision about Trump’s request to have the conviction overturned. On September 16, the judge is scheduled to rule on the motion.
In a 6-3 ruling pertaining to a different criminal case that Trump is facing, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents cannot be legally charged for their official conduct, nor can the use of official presidential activity records as evidence in criminal proceedings involving unofficial actions. In order to give Trump an opportunity to argue that the ruling meant the hush-money finding should be overturned, Merchan postponed Trump’s sentencing, which was originally due for July 11. Official acts were not the focus of the prosecution’s case, according to Trump’s personal behavior.
Nonetheless, they stated in their letter to Merchan that since “significant public safety and logistical steps” had already been taken to get ready for Trump’s court appearance, a potential sentence of September 18 might be postponed in any case if Trump decides to immediately appeal the judge’s ruling on immunity. A spokeswoman for Trump’s campaign, Steven Cheung, issued a statement saying: “This Election Interference Witch Hunt should not result in sentencing.” On May 30, Trump was found guilty of falsifying corporate records in the first-ever criminal trial of a US president.
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