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This extraordinary immunity claim is unsupported by any decision from any court. It is axiomatic that there is only one President at a time,
Judge Merchan has indicated he is inclined to sentence President-Elect Trump to an unconditional discharge, meaning there will be no further sanctions, supervision or jail time,
The judge timed the sentencing so that it would be before the inauguration, as it would have raised issues if Trump were the sitting president,
This sentence, together with the entire proceeding, has many unique characteristics. It is unusual to see an unconditional discharge after a felony conviction. But in this case, the conviction may be more significant than any possible punishment,
Defendant now asks this court to take the extraordinary step of intervening in a pending state criminal trial to prevent the scheduled sentencing from taking place – before final judgment has been entered by the trial court, and before any direct appellate review of defendant’s conviction. There is no basis for such intervention,
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office wrote
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