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The Manhattan district attorney will defer to the judge on whether to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing for his conviction in the hush money case. Prosecutors from District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office disputed many of the former president’s argument for delaying sentencing until after Election Day, but said they would leave the decision up to New York Justice Juan Merchan, who has scheduled sentencing for Sept. 18. “The people defer to the court on the appropriate post-trial schedule that allows for adequate time [for Trump to challenge the conviction] while also pronouncing sentence without u…