The prosecutors had requested for extra time to think about subsequent steps within the case, citing the necessity to steadiness the “competing pursuits” between having the legal case go ahead and defending the workplace of the president.
Trump pleaded not responsible within the case, which he has lengthy portrayed as a politically motivated try by Bragg, a Democrat, to intrude along with his marketing campaign.
His defence legal professionals urged Merchan to dismiss the case, arguing that having it loom over him whereas he was president would trigger what they referred to as “unconstitutional impediments” to his means to control.
Trump’s legal professionals additionally argued his conviction needs to be vacated and the costs dismissed due to the U.S. Supreme Court docket’s ruling in July that presidents can’t be prosecuted over their official acts, and that proof of their official acts can’t be utilized in trials over private habits.
