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Hey folks, Rachel here.

Here's a recording of my latest cafe note,

Prudence over politics. As always, please

write to us with your thoughts and questions at Letters atcafe.com.

Dear listener, those of you following the criminal case against Donald Trump and Manhattan

for falsifying business records

may have had September 18th circled on your calendar as the date to watch. That was originally

the date on which Trump was to be sentenced. On Friday, September 6th, however, Judge Juan

Mershawn granted Trump's request to adjourn the sentencing until after the 2024 presidential

election. The DA's office all but supported a postponement, outlining for the court many

reasons in favor of an adjournment. Faced with what seemed to be an agreement by the parties to

hold off on the sentencing, it should therefore not have been surprising that Judge Mershahn rescheduled the

sentencing for November 26th. Sentencing adjournments happen routinely, particularly when the parties agree.

Some, however, have been critical of delaying sentencing. Norman Eisen, for example, wrote on

August 20th before Judge Mershant's decision that there is no reason here to divert from prompt

an orderly administration of justice and pointed out that no other defendant would have been

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