New York judge to rule on throwing out Trump's hush money

France 24 ^ | 12/11/2024 - 03:04 | News Wires

[11th_VA]

Give it up Kansas

[Gaffer]

You so that Merchan and we gonna have your boy Joey in a jail cell so quick it’ll make your head spin.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The judge isn't going to dismiss it, and he's also not going to force a state/federal confrontation by trying to imprison a President, because he'd lose that one in the Supreme Court in a heartbeat.

You want to imprison a President, or even a President-elect, the first step must be impeachment/removal from office. So in the case of a President-elect, you'd have to wait.

[frank ballenger]

If they were throwing out the money (not the case) we should have gathered some fluttering currency we saw in the air.

[11th_VA]

the rule of law still applies in America." …

Unless you came over the border illegally …

[No name given]

Or belong to the rat party.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

If he sentences Trump at all, the sentence will be stayed pending resolution of the full appellate process.

That's blindingly obvious.

[The Old Hoosier]

I would love to see these jerks sentence Trump, then get destroyed for it.

He would show up outside the prison to surrender and say, "If Democrats can do this to me with their lawfare, they can do it to you."

Kathy Hochul wouldn't be able to pardon him and stop the bleeding fast enough.

[Big E]

I am drained by the election. I feel relief, overwhelming relief that we’ve won. Honestly, I’m not taking any of this horrible lawfare seriously anymore. To me, the jury spoke loudly last Tuesday, by thoroughly and completely acquitting Donald Trump of any and all charges.

If this fool of a judge is going to sit there and say Trump must report to jail... well I guess there won’t be any unification then. I’ll revert to being super-angry again and I’m sure everyone else will as well.

[dp0622]

wetback? He came over here illegally on his own two feet and they allowed him to be a judge?

[Gene Eric]

Guessing Merchan doesn’t want to see his daughter on trial.

[joshua c]

this guy has already blinked twice

i think he realizes he has been left with the hot potato

[flamberge]

If he sentences Trump at all, the sentence will be stayed pending resolution of the full appellate process.

The case has so many gross legal flaws that in an actual rule of law, sentencing would be stayed pending appeal, the case would be voided on appeal, and then the case would be dropped.

There was never any basis for this case other than spite and deception.

If New York attempts to arrest and jail President Trump on this preposterous "conviction", the civil war goes hot pretty quickly. Yes, that would mean shooting. A lot of shooting. This one's not going to end well for anyone. I hope the Democrats and their billionaire sponsors are not that short-sighted.

[clearcarbon]

"If he does not, Trump's legal team would almost certainly seek to oppose or delay any sentencing, insisting it would interfere with Trump's role as commander-in-chief once he is sworn in on January 20."

So who enforces the New York judge decision?

[fella]

The worst thing NYS and NYC can do is to put Trump in jail because then they would be stuck with the operating costs of the executive branch of the Federal government. Which of course would mean the most intense anal exam of a political organization ever seen in The United States.

The Phony Baloneys of Federal law enforcement who would be scrambling to save their jobs would absolutely destroy NY politics and probably By extension the deep state too.

[kiryandil]

"The surreal scene, while certainly shocking for the rest of the free world to witness, would send an unmistakable message -- the rule of law still applies in America." …

It would prove that America is a banana republic.

[kiryandil]

If he sentences Trump at all, the sentence will be stayed pending resolution of the full appellate process.

Since we're now a banana republic, I say that Trump directs his DOJ to charge and imprison the daughter of the "Wetback Cur".

15 or so years should be good - just long enough so Joo-wan misses out on grandchildren.

[Ann Archy]

Juan is PURE EVIL! He will NEVER let this go.

[Sacajaweau]

The conviction occurred before the immunity ruling. Since immunity wasn't considered during the trial and a lot of other garbage was introduced, I can not see where it can move ahead.

I believe Merchan not "will" but "must" dismiss.