Alvin Bragg’s Best Path Forward May Be for Trump’s Sentencing to Never Happen

“There’s no good options, is the problem,” one former prosecutor said of the future of Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case.

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Of the criminal cases against Trump brought after 2020, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s was the only one to go to trial — and end up in a conviction. Seth Wenig/AP

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s best strategy with Donald Trump may be to quit while he’s ahead, former prosecutors say.

The case against Trump for lying on business records to cover up his sexual affair with a porn star is all but dead. A jury spoke conclusively, yet the sentencing will likely never happen. Bragg still made history, however: Trump will enter the White House a convicted felon.

If Bragg wants to ensure the jury’s ruling stands, his best option may be to fight off any forward movement in the case that would actually get Trump closer to being sentenced, legal experts say — and hope the state judge puts off making any pending decisions for years.