Manhattan DA Urges Judge to Reject Trump’s Motion to Dismiss Business Records Case

Alvin Bragg suggested postponing proceedings until after Trump’s second term as president concluded.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a press conference in New York City on April 4, 2023. Kena Betancur/Getty Images

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is seeking to maintain the verdicts and indictment of President-elect Donald Trump’s falsified business records case.

Bragg filed the request to New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on Dec. 9 after Trump submitted a motion to dismiss last week.