Donald Trump’s legal team would like to see his 34 criminal convictions in the case of his business fraud felonies dismissed, but Manhattan prosecutors say they would be willing to “freeze” or pause sentencing in the case for four years while he returns to the White House.
Breaking News: Manhattan prosecutors rebuffed President-elect Trump’s bid to dismiss his criminal conviction, suggesting the case be frozen while he’s in office. https://t.co/lITqg7RAAX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 19, 2024
From the New York Times:
In a letter to the judge overseeing the case, prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office emphasized that a jury had already convicted Mr. Trump of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal.
But acknowledging the unprecedented nature of the case — Mr. Trump would be the first felon to serve as president — the prosecutors raised the prospect of a four-year freeze.
The judge, Juan M. Merchan, will now decide in the coming weeks whether to freeze the case or dismiss it outright, a momentous ruling that will shape the outcome of the only one of Mr. Trump’s four criminal cases that made it to trial.
Manhattan prosecutors said they will oppose a request by Donald Trump’s lawyers to dismiss his 34-count felony conviction but suggested they were open to postponing proceedings in the case until after the president-elect’s second term in the White House. https://t.co/kQStD47JY6
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 19, 2024
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