Suddenly, courts and prosecutors have a lot less interest in lawfare than, oh, 15 days ago. The Georgia Court of Appeals put Fani Willis’ case on ice yesterday, without any explanation. Now Alvin Bragg’s office has recommended that the Manhattan court do the same while it ponders the meaning of 76 million Americans voting Trump back into office:
New York prosecutors told the judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday that his sentencing should be postponed while the president-elect’s lawyers file further legal arguments asking the case be dismissed.
The proposal Tuesday from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office would need to be signed off on by Judge Juan Merchan to become official. Merchan has agreed to previous requests from prosecutors seeking delays.
Merchan has already agreed to a short stay on sentencing while Bragg…
