New York D.A. Urges Judge Not To Dismiss Donald Trump’s Hush Money Conviction, Proposes Other Sentencing Options
deadline.comNew York District Attorney Alvin Bragg argued that Donald Trump‘s conviction in his hush money case should not be dismissed, while proposing sentencing alternatives as the former president prepares to return to office.
Trump and his legal team want the conviction tossed, citing a variety of factors including their claim that he is shielded by presidential immunity.
But in his filing to Judge Juan Merchan, Bragg wrote that “no principle of immunity precludes further proceedings before [Trump’s] inauguration.
And even if judgment has not been entered at the time of defendant’s inauguration, there is no legal barrier to deferring sentencing until after defendant’s term of office concludes.” That would be in 2029. “In either event, sentencing would serve the important purpose of deterring future crime,” Bragg wrote.
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