前总统唐纳德·特朗普的律师要求法官在他的民事欺诈审判推迟执行该案的处罚，包括特朗普的3.54亿美元罚款和暂时禁止在纽约经营企业。
该案的辩护律师要求法官阿瑟·恩戈隆推迟审判处罚的执行30天，以允许“有序的判决后程序”。
这一请求源于对该案判决书的争议。判决书是一份法庭文件，在审判结束时，将开始计算案件的处罚时间。一旦法官恩戈隆签署判决令，特朗普将有30天的时间支付判决或缴纳保证金，这将使他能够对此案提起上诉。
纽约州总检察长利蒂夏·詹姆斯的律师周二提交了一份判决草案，引发了特朗普辩护律师克利福德·罗伯特的批评。
罗伯特在周三早上写给法庭的一封信中写道:“剥夺被告提交拟议反诉的机会将违反基本公平和正当程序。”
当天上午晚些时候，恩戈伦要求罗伯特提交一份书面答复，阐明什么会使辩方的判断与拟议的命令不同。罗伯特周三下午回应称，司法部长的判决违反了标准惯例，至少有两处错误。
罗伯特在文件中表示:“司法部长尚未就通知提出任何动议，也没有就拟议的判决达成和解。”“她不合时宜地匆忙纪念一项‘判决’违反了纽约州法院的所有公认惯例。“
在这张2023年10月4日的档案照片中，前总统唐纳德·特朗普在纽约出席民事欺诈审判的第三天。
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罗伯特以此案的处罚“幅度”为由，要求如果Engoron选择签署总检察长提议的判决，将处罚推迟30天。
罗伯特写道:“鉴于法院指定的监察员继续在位，司法部长暂时停止执行以允许有序的判决后程序并没有任何偏见，特别是考虑到判决的重要性。”
特朗普是罚款3.548亿美元上周，在Engoron认定他夸大了自己的净资产以获得更优惠的贷款条款后，还支付了约1亿美元的预判利息。
这位前总统否认所有不当行为，并表示他将上诉。
Trump asks judge to delay the penalties in his civil fraud case
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have asked the judge in hiscivil fraud trialto delay the enforcement of penalties in the case, including Trump's $354 million fine and temporary ban on running a business in New York.
The defense lawyers in the case asked Judge Arthur Engoron to delay theenforcement of penaltiesby 30 days, to allow for an "orderly post-judgment process."
The request stemmed from a dispute about the case's judgment order, a court document that, at the end of a trial, starts the clock for the penalties in a case. Once Judge Engoron signs the judgment order, Trump gets 30 days to pay the judgment or post a bond, which would then allow him to appeal the case.
Lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James submitted a draft judgment on Tuesday, prompting criticism from Trump's defense lawyer Clifford Robert.
"To deprive Defendants of the opportunity to submit a proposed counter-judgment would be contrary to fundamental fairness and due process," Robert wrote in a letter to the court Wednesday morning.
Later in the morning, Engoron requested that Robert submit a written response articulating what would make the defense's judgment different from the proposed order. Robert replied Wednesday afternoon by arguing that the attorney general's judgment broke with standard practice and included at least two errors.
"The Attorney General has not filed any motion on notice, nor moved to settle the proposed Judgment," Robert said in the filing. "Her unseemly rush to memorialize a 'judgment' violates all accepted practice in New York state court."
Citing the "magnitude" of the penalties in the case, Robert requested a stay of penalties by 30 days if Engoron opts to sign the attorney general's proposed judgment.
"Given that the court-appointed monitor continues to be in place, there is no prejudice to the Attorney General in briefly staying enforcement to allow for an orderly post-judgment process, particularly given the magnitude of Judgment," Robert wrote.
Trump wasfined $354.8 millionplus approximately $100 million in pre-judgment interest last week after Engoron determined that he inflated his net worth to get more favorable loan terms.
The former president has denied all wrongdoing and has said he will appeal.
