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New York Judge Delays Decision on Trump Conviction by Another Week

The Manhattan district attorney’s office signaled an openness to hitting the pause button on the case.

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Donald Trump was convicted by 12-person jury of 34 felony charges related to faking business records to cover up an affair with Stormy Daniels. Dave Sanders/AP

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan will wait another week to decide whether to do away with Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, after defense lawyers cited concerns that this case would throw the nation into a constitutional crisis.

“The stay, and dismissal, are necessary to avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump’s ability to govern,” Trump’s attorney Emil Bove wrote to the judge on Sunday morning.

While the Manhattan district attorney’s office has aggressively pursued this case for years and fought back against delays time and time again, prosecutors are now signaling that they are open to hitting the pause button. Merchan is still scheduled to sentence Trump for falsifying business records in late November.