Trump Faces Catch-22 in Manhattan Case

Judge Juan Merchan this morning granted a joint application by President-elect Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for a one-week stay in the proceedings of the criminal case Bragg brought against Trump — until November 19.

As detailed here, today was the day Judge Merchan, under a schedule he had set for himself, was to rule on the Trump defense team’s motion to vacate the guilty verdicts returned against him by a jury in May. Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of business-records falsification.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Judge Juan Merchan this morning granted a joint application by President-elect Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for a one-week stay in the proceedings of the criminal case Bragg brought against Trump — until November 19.

As detailed here, today was the day Judge Merchan, under a schedule he had set for himself, was to rule on the Trump defense team’s motion to vacate the guilty verdicts returned against him by a jury in May. Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of business-records falsification.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.