New York prosecutors will defer to judge’s ruling in Trump team’s request to delay sentencing

New York prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial are talking no position in the request to delay sentencing until after the November election.

In a letter Monday, CBS News reports, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said it would defer to Judge Juan Merchan on the request. 

"The People are prepared to appear for sentencing on any future date the Court sets. The People are also mindful that significant public safety and logistical steps by multiple agencies are necessary to prepare for court appearances in this matter," the prosecutors said in their letter.

Trump's sentencing is currently scheduled for Sept. 18 and has already been delayed once. Merchan in July pushed the original July 11 date back two months.

Trump’s attorneys specifically cited the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity as justifying a further delay. Trump has asked Merchan to vacate his conviction in light of that decision and his attorneys say they need time to prepare an appeal should he decline to do so.

Merchan on Wednesday rejected a third request from Trump to recuse himself from the case.