Manhattan legal system faces tough choice about president-elect Trump's case
NY prosecutors must decide how to handle **Donald Trump**ʼs hush-money trial before his return to White House. This decision might create a first-ever situation for US presidential history
NY legal officials are approaching a crucial tuesday deadline to present their strategy about Donald Trumps hush-money case (which includes 34-felony counts) to the presiding judge
The timing creates a never-before-seen legal-political situation: as president-elect Trump heads towards his jan-20 inauguration‚ the caseʼs outcome could make him the first-ever commander-in-chief with criminal conviction
The Manhattan case stands out among Trumps post-presidency legal troubles — while authorities filed several criminal cases after his first white-house term only the NY prosecution made it to trial before his election victory. The status of other cases remains up-in-air now
The prosecutors decision will shape a unique chapter in US history: dealing with a president-elect facing potential sentencing while preparing to re-take the nations highest office
