Posted on 07/03/2024 5:07:08 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
Judge Juan Merchan has delayed former President Trump's sentencing in New York v. Trump to September, after requests from the presumptive Republican nominee to do so, and no opposition from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump was found guilty in an unprecedented criminal trial last month on all counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, following a six-week trial stemming from Bragg's investigation. Trump on Monday moved to overturn his criminal conviction in the Manhattan case after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a former president has substantial immunity for official acts committed while in office. He also requested to delay his sentencing, which was set for July 11 — just days before the Republican National Convention where he is set to be formally nominated the 2024 GOP presidential nominee. Bragg, on Tuesday morning, said Trump's request to toss the verdict was without merit, but did not oppose the request to delay sentencing. Merchan on Tuesday afternoon delayed Trump's sentencing date to Sept. 18.
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Trump will go to the Convention.
Sounds like the breakfast taco “judge” wants to play a big roll in the November election. Deport the bass turd!.
I love the “If such is still necessary”.
He knows the verdict now has to be a mistrial. The evidence of his statements about Cohen while President are inadmissible.
BOOM!
Deep State takes August off.
Nothing gets on the way of vacay.
They’ll be back.
Juan Merchan is setting himself up for a ‘softer landing’ once this TRAVESTY is declared a MISTRIAL.
MAGA! Make it so! :)
Merchan delayed his sentencing to September to coincide with the September 10th Trump/Biden debate.
Merchan will give Trump probation and then promptly hop on plane for an extended vacation.
People will hardly notice, because all anybody will be talking about is Joe coming down with another cold...what are the chances?...... Poor guy has some bad luck😀
I think your line of reasoning has merit. If Trump stays so popular and Biden continues to cling to dementia politics Merchan is probably reading the writing on the wall and looking to get out of his self inflicted Babylon dilemma.
Laryngitis next time...resulting in the unfortunate cancellation of the debate.
Motive was one of the things that SCOTUS mentioned.
And I believe ALL the entries were after he was President.
Trump, as of now, is in the drivers seat about any debate. Biden, right now, needs one, Trump does not. Ill debate if I have no gag order and no sentencing over my head...
Seriously, the law compels him to declare a mistrial based on the SCOTUS decision. If he just does a sentence anyway, Trump can appeal this immediately back to the highest court.
Merchan knows the gig is up.
Not a mistrial...I think that means it can be tried again. He has to dismiss with prejudice...which means it can NEVER be tried again.
The court order says the sentencing is adjourned to sept. 18 “if such is still necessary”.
This case will be thrown out.
Yup.
I believe it has to go to NYS Appeals Court...not USSC
Of course this wetback’s final decision will be “nothing to see here...the defendant is sentenced to a year and a day at Riker’s Island.” And that will be *after* people are back to their regular lives (meaning they’re paying attention) and meaning it will be announced *days* before voting begins in many states.
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