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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So now now they plan on throwing him in jail after he becomes the official Republican Presidential nominee? Doesn’t that reek of banana republic.
Motive was any one of the Federal crimes the suit alluded to which elevated the misdemeanors to felonies. You can’t disconnect them and still have a viable suit.
Biden will be a vegetable during the next debate based on his rate of deterioration.
What debate?
Just in time for early voting
He’s screwed when Trump wins I’m sure the southern district would like to speak to his daughter
The weaponizer of the laws of the Republic, Judge Merchan, has by rending asunder the very fabric of the Republic, forfeited his right to life, liberty and happiness
I choose door number 1. My choice doesn’t count, though.
Judge must be on overdrive trying to salvage this case, and he’ll have plenty of eager help, so we will have to see.
But the motive prohibition only applies as to official acts. For example, in the J6 case, some of the charges relate to things Trump said in his speech. If the speech is (correctly) ruled to be an official act, they cannot try to determine if the reason he said what he did was really because he wanted to win rather than because of his concern for the integrity of the electoral process.
Since the payments were not official acts, they can consider the motive for those acts. Now, there are also issues with using alleged federal crimes as a basis for a state conviction, but that has nothing to do with this SCOTUS decision.
The case will go to SCOTUS as they used Trump tweets as evidence. Tweets are official presidential records and cannot be used as evidence in criminal proceedings against President Trump.
They also used phone records which i would think are also verboten.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/10/donald-trump-trial-news-hush-money-case-live-updates/73635879007/
He knows the verdict now has to be a mistrial. The evidence of his statements about Cohen while President are inadmissible.>>> As well as the tweets and phone records.
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.>>> I think the appeal will be before the sentencing as the SCOTUS ruled regarding the evidence that cannot be used. Tweets, Phone records and Hope Hicks conversation, etc. So they could quash as soon as they file an appeal. There is a legal term “interlo...” or something regarding appeals for inadmissible evidence being allowed before the trial.
Yes i read some of the trial proceedings. They used 2018 tweets and phone records, Hope Hicks testimony. all inadmissible.
I’ve heard that there’s a way for DJT to skip the state courts. Don’t know if it’s true or not...although given the recent SCOTUS ruling it just might be.>>>> Yes they used tweets, phone records and Hope Hicks conversation while president. It’s done. They may have to start in New York but it will Quickly go to fed.
The Bragg gang will argue that payments to Cohen ware not an official act of POTUS. They were not illegal either, but thanks to Merchan’s instructions, the jury got it wrong.>>>. Tweets and phone records are official presidential records and Hope Hick’s testimony was after he was president.
-PJ
Plenty of time for Merchan and the DNc and the DOJ to write their new BS sentencing ruling. They already had one that had been on file since 2015. Now they have to write a new one to skirt SCOTUS. “Maximum sentence an all 34 convictions to be served consecutively beginning immediately in a maximum security prison in isolation.”
Sorry folks. They are not going to allow Trump anywhere near the White House and this Merchan bastard is their hatchet man. He already has millions waiting for him for this. Book deals, movie rights, speaking tours..... after all. He is the “defender of democracy and the savior of the entire planet.
Since the payments were not official acts, they can consider the motive for those acts. Now, there are also issues with using alleged federal crimes as a basis for a state conviction, but that has nothing to do with this SCOTUS decision.>>> There is Hope Hicks testimony, tweets and phone records all used as evidence. They are inadmissible.
Will have to keep one foot in the NY system for the present. If they refuse to have a new trial, appeals might take time.
I just don’t see how you can go back to the jury and say “forget the tweets and Hicks testimony” and get them to reconsider without nullifying the existing verdict and having another trial without those materials.
They’ve already decided but based on illegal evidence being presented.
The cake has already been baked. You have start over.
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