In their motion, Manhattan prosecutors said the judge must weigh how to balance Trump's status as president-elect with the verdict of the jury.
The People deeply respect the Office of the President, are mindful of the demands and obligations of the presidency, and acknowledge that Defendant's inauguration will raise unprecedented legal questions.
Trump's lawyers had asked for the case to be immediately dismissed because Trump was elected to a second term in the White House, citing a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
Steven Cheung, Trump's communications director, called the request for a pause 'a total and definitive victory for President Trump and the American People who elected him in a landslide.'
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