Posted on 01/10/2025 11:31:18 AM PST by Libloather
On Friday, the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump saw one of the most impassioned defense arguments given at such a hearing in years … from the judge himself.
Acting Justice Juan Merchan admitted that the case was “unique and remarkable” but insisted that “once the courtroom doors were closed, the trial itself was no more special, unique, and extraordinary than the other 32 cases in this courthouse.”
If so, that is a damning indictment of the entire New York court system. Merchan allowed a dead misdemeanor to be resuscitated by allowing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to effectively prosecute declined federal offenses.
He allowed a jury to convict Trump without any agreement, let alone unanimity, on what actually occurred in the case.
Merchan ruled that the jury did not have to agree on why Trump committed an alleged offense in describing settlement costs as legal costs.
Neither the defendant nor the public will ever know what the jury ultimately found in its verdict.
I once described this case as a legal Frankenstein: “It is the ultimate gravedigger charge, where Bragg unearthed a case from 2016 and, through a series of novel steps, is seeking to bring it back to life . . . Bragg is combining parts from both state and federal codes.”
Even liberal legal experts have denounced the case and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) recently called it total “bulls–t.”
Now, Merchan seemed quick to assure this Frankenstein case was just like any other creature of the court. It did not matter that it was stitched together from dead cases and zapped into life through lawfare.
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Me thinks this totally corrupt, democrat, political judge protests too much.
-PJ
Bragg and Merchan violated President Trump's fifth and sixth amendment rights in so many ways.
- Trump's sixth amendment right to "an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed" was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by not moving the venue to a more balanced location outside of New York City.
- Trump's sixth amendment right to a trial in "which district shall have been previously ascertained by law" was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by trying a federal campaign finance law in a county court in New York.
- Trump's sixth amendment right "to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations" against him was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by not revealing what the underlying charge that bootstrapped the misdemeanors was. Even after conviction, nobody knows what the underlying crime was.
- Trump's sixth amendment right to "have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor" was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by not letting Trump put the former Chairman of the Federal Elections Commission on the witness stand to give expert testimony on what constitutes illegal campaign spending.
- Trump's sixth amendment right to have a unanimous jury verdict was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by letting the jury pick from several possible underlying crimes without all agreeing on what that crime was.
- Trump's fifth amendment right to "due process of law" was violated when Bragg and Merchan instructed the jury to presume guilt of the underlying crime that resuscitated misdemeanors that were past their statute of limitations.
Juan Merchan thought he could stop Trump from being elected and make a name for himself to get on the supreme court massive failure ensued his name is worthless and can’t be trusted for anything.
Just another judge Roy Bean
Is the gag order over?
I’m still waiting for the statute numbers and titles of the 30+ “felonies”.
This thing is such a loser the state might not even bother to try to get it before SCOTUS.
Merchan’s career as a Lawyer is over. His career as a politician is also, because he is a useful idiot who will be discarded faster than a squashed bug..
Think how much money was wasted by this corrupt lawfare attempt. Election interference!
Every expert has said that it ended when the sentence was finished. However, the corrupt Judge might try to enforce a new one when he gets his feelings hurt, which is more important than the US Constitution.
No more gag order – Trump can now unleash hell on Judge Merchan
https://iotwreport.com/no-more-gag-order-trump-can-now-unleash-hell-on-judge-merchan/
Justice Juan Merchan; another reason to kill DEI.
DON’T FORGET:
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Judge Merchan sued for financial disclosures amid concerns of daughter’s Democrat work
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EXCLUSIVE: Judge Merchan’s Daughter’s Authentic Campaigns Clients Granted Unrestricted Access To President Trump’s Trial
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Harris Campaign Hired Marketing Firm Run by Judge Merchan’s Daughter, Ethics Complaint Reveals
You Mr. Merchan, have truly pissed off a lot of people.
I foresee you having a lot of trouble in the future.
I do hope that Justice finds these mentally unstable nitwits.
Order AG and judge not to delete or destroy any papers or emails. Let the collusion investigation begin.
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