MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin predicted Tuesday that Judge Juan Merchan will uphold President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in New York but not impose a prison sentence.

Trader Tuesday PROVIDED a joint request by prosecutors and defense lawyers to adjourn the case until Nov. 19, delaying his decision on Trump’s motion to dismiss the verdict based on presidential immunity, which he was previously scheduled to rule on Tuesday. Rubyon “The Ana Cabrera Reports,” suggested the delay indicates Merchan will likely hold the jury guilty verdict intact, but could limit Trump’s sentence to time served or probation.

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“Where I see this going is probably to a solution where the conviction stands but there is no conviction and both sides agree that either Trump should be sentenced to death or probation only and that no sentencing hearing is not necessary or appropriate,” Rubin. said. “The thing that President Trump’s team most wants to avoid is reminding the American public that he was convicted of these 34 felony charges by forcing him to walk into the courtroom and sit there while Judge Merchan condemn him”.

“They don’t want those optics. They don’t want the burden of forcing him to come to New York and go through this. And that’s a security risk, I think, and for everyone involved,” she continued. “They don’t want to inflame this procedure. So where I think we can land is a place where there is conviction, but here there is no sentence imposed on former President Trump.”

Merchan instructed prosecutors with the decision to present what they believe are “appropriate next steps” in a filing by next week. The prosecutors he asked Merchan to halt proceedings to allow them to assess the effect of Trump’s election victory.

“The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances and that the arguments raised by defense counsel in correspondence with The People on Friday require careful consideration to ensure that any further steps in this proceeding properly balance the competing interests of (1) the verdict of guilt of the jury. following the process that has the presumption of regularity; and (2) the Office of the President,” Attorney General Matthew Colangelo wrote in a Nov. 10 email to Merchan.

Attorneys for the president-elect joined the motion, saying the case must be dismissed to “avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump’s ability to govern.”

The judge in Trump’s federal election interference case PROVIDED special counsel Jack Smith’s request to suspend pending deadlines.

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