NY appeals court denies Trump request to pause Bragg case, after judge moves sen­tenc­ing until after elec­tion

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NY appeals court denies Trump request to pause Bragg case, after judge moves sentencing until after election

A New York appeals court on Thurs­day denied for­mer Pres­i­dent Trump’s request to pause his crim­i­nal case stem­ming from Man­hat­tan Dis­trict Attor­ney Alvin Bragg’s inves­ti­ga­tion. The 2nd Cir­cuit Court of Appeals said in a fil­ing that Trump’s motion for an emer­gency admin­is­tra­tive stay in New York v. Trump is denied, fol­low­ing Judge Juan Merchan’s deci­sion to delay the for­mer president’s sen­tenc­ing until after the pres­i­den­tial elec­tion. TRUMP REACTS TO SENTENCING DELAY IN BRAGG CASE, SAYS CASE ‘SHOULD BE DEAD’Trump’s sen­tenc­ing was set for Sept. 18, but Mer­chan grant­ed the for­mer president’s …