Prosecutors in New York are demanding the presiding judge in Donald Trump’s trial shut up money business thwarting his last-ditch effort to take the case to federal court to delay proceedings in the historic state criminal case.
The former president’s lawyers filed the motion in federal court last week state prosecution in federal court. A federal judge rejected a similar attempt Last year, however, Trump’s lawyers defended the US Supreme Court lawyers ruling on presidential immunity strengthened their position in a separate Trump criminal case, and the judge must stay the Sept. 18 ruling while he hears the case.
They also want state judge Juan Merca, who is presiding over the criminal case, to stay the case while a federal judge hears the case, arguing they need more time to present their arguments before his ruling.
Last week, in a letter released Tuesday to the judge, the Manhattan district attorney’s office urged Mercha to deny the request.
“Federal law is clear that proceedings in this Court should not be stayed pending the district court’s decision on the defendant’s removal notice,” the DA’s letter reads. He also added that “defendant’s expressed timing concerns are a function of his own strategic and expansive litigation tactics: This second dismissal notice comes nearly ten months after defendant voluntarily withdrew his appeal of his first unsuccessful attempt to dismiss this case; three months after he was convicted by a jury of thirty-four felonies and after the defendant requested this Court to grant a new trial on his CPL ยง 330.30 motion;
Trump’s lawyers also used the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling to argue that Merchan’s guilty verdict should be overturned and dismissed because the indictment contained evidence of Trump’s “official acts” as president. court decision.
The DA’s office disputes that argument, arguing that the impact of the “official actions” cited in the case are insignificant.
Mercha is expected to make his decision on the issue on September 16 – two days before Trump’s verdict. Trump’s lawyers asked the judge to delay the trial until after the election to give them time to properly appeal if he rules against them.
Prosecutors said hand it over to the judge It adjourned to September 18 to give Trump “adequate time” to consider his appeal, while urging him to issue the sentence “without undue delay”. The judge has not yet ruled on the delay request.