Posted on 07/02/2024 9:36:21 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday agreed with Donald J. Trump’s request to postpone his criminal sentencing so that the judge overseeing the case could weigh whether a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling might imperil his conviction, new court filings show.
It is up to the judge to determine whether to postpone the sentencing, though with both sides in agreement, a delay seemed likely. The judge, Juan M. Merchan, could rule as soon as Tuesday.
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The only thing I can think of is Merchan may see the Dem plot to be backfiring so badly, he might pull back.
In a way, I hope that Judge Cannon rules that Garland’s appointment of Smith was unconstitutional, but I don’t want the circuit court to remove her from the case. She could quote Clarence Thomas’s agreement with the SCOTUS immunity ruling.
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