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New York v. Trump: Merchan delays sentencing hearing until September

posted 6 months ago by BKB (10535)
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-v-trump-merchan-agrees-delay-sentencing-september

Judge Juan Merchan has delayed former President Trump's sentencing in New York v. Trump until September, following 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."

This is the right decision and not only does Trump win again but is on a roll right now and his Poll numbers reflect just that.. The only reason any of this even occurred is because they simply don't want Trump to beat Biden and he will too!!

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[–] JoWilli (20736) 6 months ago

awesome news! Trump will be our President soon. fingers crossed that King Biden does not steal another election by chicanery.

[–] Ranb (10198) 6 months ago

Well, it would be an official act now that the Supreme Court has decided the president can do those things. If Trump's attempts to steal the 2020 election was an official act, then Biden's theft of any election would also be an official act.

Years in the future people are going to be all like, "Remember when Trump wanted immunity so he installed judges to give it to him and it allowed his opponent to put him in prison and steal the election?".

Trump is now claiming that his fraud conviction be set aside, because it was an official act. This is, for the most part, a confession to the fraudulent acts since he is calling those acts official business instead of something he did not do.

If his appeal of the fraud conviction results in a new trial, then his attempt at getting the conviction reversed by calling his actions official, might work against him at the new trial.

The stupid shall be punished.

[–] HarlemEagle42 (18090) 6 months ago

Right-wing dunces always end up telling on themselves.

[–] JoWilli (20736) 6 months ago

we are being punished by the stupid. its called democrats.

[–] Ranb (10198) 6 months ago

Trump's conviction is only punishing himself. Do you feel personally attacked due to Trump's conviction? Remember, if they can do it to Trump, they can do it to the rest of the criminals. :)

[–] Yatzo (1952) 6 months ago

You’re going to jump off a bridge when convicted felon Trump loses in November

[–] CalvinJarrett (470) 6 months ago

"If his appeal of the fraud conviction results in a new trial, then his attempt at getting the conviction reversed by calling his actions official, might work against him at the new trial."

Not that I believe Trump's pre-election offenses can be construed to be official acts, but what I think he (or his lawyers) is/are getting at is that, there can be no new trial. Just a straight reversal. Because if the charged conduct is determined to be "official acts," he is covered by official immunity. So he was immune from suit to begin with; he should never have been charged. Therefore, whether or not he did what the NY prosecutors said (and proved) he did is immaterial. Whether he admits he did what they said he did is immaterial. The argument is that immunity provides an affirmative defense to prosecution. There would no no new trial, if this argument is deemed meritorious because there should not have been a trial in the first place. I don't think it will pass legal muster, but that is the procedural posture his team is going for. A wholesale reversal of the jury's verdict and Judge Merchan's entry of judgment on the jury's verdict. No remand to the local, state court for a new trial.

[–] Ranb (10198) 6 months ago

By what stretch of the imagination can making hush money payments be considered an official act?

[–] tvfan (13547) 6 months ago

The judge allowed records of Trump's official acts as president (Exhibit 81) to be entered into evidence, and it was used in the prosecution's closing arguments.

The jury deliberated based on "official acts."

[–] CalvinJarrett (470) 6 months ago

What does that have to do with the classification of the acts that gave rise to the instant criminal proceeding? What proof would we have that the jury considered the charged conduct to have been official acts? Even if they did so, it would not be the jury's province to determine if an act was 'official' and protected by executive immunity. That sort of inquiry would always be a matter of law for a judge to decide.

[–] tvfan (13547) 6 months ago

That sort of inquiry would always be a matter of law for a judge to decide.

Yes, which is why Judge Merchan postponed the sentencing.

“The July 11, 2024, sentencing date is therefore vacated. The Court’s decision will be rendered off-calendar on September 6, 2024, and the matter is adjourned to September 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM for the imposition of sentence, if such is still necessary, or other proceedings.”

[–] Ranb (10198) 6 months ago

I don't think every piece of evidence was an official act.

A more accurate version of your claim would be something like, "The jury deliberations included official acts entered into evidence".

[–] tvfan (13547) 6 months ago

The fact remains that the jury deliberated based on "official acts" because of the evidence that the judge entered into evidence.

Your semantics and sophistry doesn't change the facts.

[–] Ranb (10198) 6 months ago

My facts are merely facts. Get over it.

[–] tvfan (13547) 6 months ago

Says an anonymous poster on a public forum. lol

[–] BKB (10535) 6 months ago

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