Manhattan DA Defers to Judge on Delaying Trump’s Sentencing Date

‘The People are prepared to appear for sentencing on any future date the Court sets,’ prosecutors wrote to the judge.

(Left) Judge Juan M. Merchan on March 14, 2024. (Right) Former President Donald Trump on April 26, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP Photo; Dave Sanders/Pool via Getty Images

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said it will defer to a New York judge regarding former President Donald Trump’s request to delay his criminal case sentencing until after the presidential election this year.

Bragg’s office, in a letter received by the court on Aug. 19, wrote that prosecutors will leave it up to Judge Juan Merchan to decide whether Trump’s sentencing in his New York case should be delayed beyond the current Sept. 18 hearing date.