Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump are requesting permission to file a motion to dismiss the business records case in Manhattan, contending that the U.S. Constitution mandates its “mmediate dismissal.”
“However, DOJ is reportedly preparing to dismiss the federal cases against President Trump, and will report its final decision to federal courts on December 2, 2024. As in those cases, dismissal is necessary here,” they write. Blanche and Bove suggest the case interferes with the transition of power under the Presidential Transition Act:
The lawyers concluded that “the Nation’s People issued a mandate” on election night “that supersedes the political motivations of DANY’s ‘People.'”As of this writing, Merchan has not ruled on the request, though he did adjourn the sentencing hearing that had been set for November 26, Just the Newsin response to Bragg’s letter on Tuesday asking for a four-year freeze in sentencing Trump in the case.