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Bragg Concedes Trump’s Appellate Rights on Immunity Issue, Signaling Postponement of Sentencing

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Left: Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference in New York City, May 30, 2024. Right: Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump speaks in Bedminster, N.J., August 15, 2024.

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Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg has conceded that it would be prudent for the state court to postpone the sentencing of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, which is currently scheduled to occur on September 18.

In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, which was docketed by the court on Monday (though it is dated the prior Friday), Bragg acknowledged that some of the evidence introduced by his prosecutors at last spring’s trial was improperly admitted under the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling in United States v. Trump.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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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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