The Manhattan Prosecutor’s Office that is handling the case against President-elect Donald Trump, found guilty last May for his illegal payments to the porn actress Stormy Daniels, in exchange for her silence about the relationship they had, this Tuesday opposed dismissing a conviction against the Republican leader, but He has opened up about postponing it while he is in the White House.
The arguments of the Prosecutor’s Office are that Trump’s victory in the elections on November 5 and his upcoming inauguration pose a new scenario. “In light of these facts, the defense asked this Prosecutor’s Office in a letter dated November 8 to dismiss the case,” the prosecutor’s letter states.
The Prosecutor’s Office announces that “plans to oppose” that requestand asks Judge Juan Merchán to set a December 9 new session to rule on it.
Later, he admits that Donald Trump’s swearing-in as president as a defendant “will present unprecedented legal issues,” and specifies that “he deeply respects the position of president and the obligations of the presidency”which the media has interpreted as a de facto admission that will support postponing the execution of the sentence for the duration of Trump’s term.
Judge Juan Merchán has not yet ruled on the matterbut it is assumed that he will agree to postpone it.
Immediately, Trump’s team celebrated the prosecutor’s decision as “a resounding victory”: “This is a resounding and definitive victory for President Trump and the American people (…) The Manhattan prosecutor’s office admits that this witch hunt cannot continue,” he says. Steven Cheunghead of communications for the president-elect.
“The president’s legal team is acting to have this case dismissed once and for all”added Cheung, in a message to Judge Merchán, who is under great pressure and who is already made a very favorable decision for Trump when he postponed the caseoriginally scheduled for September 17, for a date after the presidential election.
Last May, Trump was already found guilty of payments to actress Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an extramarital affairbut the judge’s resolution is still pending on what the penalty will be for the 34 crimes of which he was found guilty.
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