Prosecutors oppose Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction

Manhattan prosecutors have announced they will oppose President-elect Trumps demand to dismiss his New York criminal conviction following his election victory. In a new letter, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) said he wont resist adjourning Trumps hush money sentencing next week so the judge can receive further briefing on whether to toss the case.Though Bragg staked out firm opposition to that request, he did suggest non-dismissal options like halting all proceedings at least until Trumps departure from office in 2029.The People deeply respect Office of the President, are mindful of the demands and obligations of the presidency, and acknowledge that Defendants inauguration will raise unprecedented legal questions, Bragg wrote. We also deeply respect the fundamental role of the jury in our constitutional system. Trumps team celebrated the development in a statement. This is a total and definitive victory for President Trump and the American People who elected him in a landslide. The Manhattan DA has conceded that this Witch Hunt cannot continue, Steven Cheung, Trumps campaign spokesperson and incoming White House communications director, said in the statement. Judge Juan Merchan, who oversees the case, must decide whether to push back the Nov. 26 sentencing, toss Trumps conviction altogether or move forward despite his election victory.    Back in May, Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records tied to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to conceal an alleged affair, which he denies, ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Prosecutors said the payments fit into an intended unlawful scheme to sway the elections outcome.  It made Trump the first former president convicted of a felony.The charges against Trump could carry prison time, many first-time defendants convicted on such charges receive a lesser sentence.  When he returns to the White House, Trump will become the first person to assume the nations highest office with such a criminal record if the conviction stands.  Merchan has yet to decide whether the verdict can withstand the Supreme Courts presidential immunity decision. At Trumps request, he pushed back his ruling and the sentencing until after the election.  The post Prosecutors oppose Donald Trumps bid to dismiss hush money conviction appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.