DA Proposes Alternatives to Dismissing Trump's Hush Money Conviction
TL;DR
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has urged a judge to maintain Donald Trump's guilty verdict in a hush money case, despite Trump's upcoming presidency. Bragg argues that the public interest in preserving the jury's decision outweighs Trump's request to dismiss the conviction. While acknowledging that Trump cannot be sentenced while in office, Bragg suggests options to delay sentencing until after Trump's term, emphasizing the importance of upholding the criminal justice system's integrity.
Topics:top-newspolitics#donald-trump#guilty-verdict#hush-money-case#manhattan-da#politics#presidential-duties
- Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case POLITICO
- Trump’s hush money case could be ‘abated’ instead of dismissed, DA says The Washington Post
- DA suggests unusual idea for halting Trump’s hush money case while upholding his conviction The Associated Press
- New York prosecutors say Trump's criminal conviction should stand: "President-elect immunity does not exist" CBS News
- Bragg lays out alternatives to dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction The Hill
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