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- politics@lemmy.world
The judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan postponed his sentencing until after Election Day, a significant victory for the former president as he seeks to overturn his conviction and win back the White House.
In a ruling on Friday, the judge, Juan M. Merchan, rescheduled the sentencing for Nov. 26. He had previously planned to hand down Mr. Trump’s punishment on Sept. 18, just seven weeks before Election Day, when Mr. Trump will face off against Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency.
While the decision will avert a courtroom spectacle in the campaign’s final stretch, the delay itself could still affect the election, keeping voters in the dark about whether the Republican presidential nominee will eventually spend time behind bars.
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Not exactly related to this article but, I looked this judge up on Ballotpedia, and found this funny little tidbit.
Judge Merchan handed the Trump Organization a $1.6M fine in that tax case a couple years ago. The District Attorney for Manhattan, Alvin Bragg, said:
“While corporations can’t serve jail time, this consequential conviction and sentencing serves as a reminder to corporations and executives that you cannot defraud tax authorities and get away with it.”
What a head of cabbage. As if a couple million dollars is anything to these corporations. These fines need to be double digit percentages of revenue before they get viewed as anything other than a line item on the expense report.
Everyone going “This is for the best, that way he can’t easily appeal” are on lethal doses of copium. This man is never going to see the inside of a prison.
I’m rooting for a blood clot, embolism or aneurysm instead.
It doesn’t keep the voters in the dark about anything. It further cements the fact that nobody with any power to do so is willing to actually hold Trump accountable for the many crimes he has committed. It has been 4 fucking years since he has been president and 8 fucking years since this specific crime was committed. They should have sentenced him immediately after conviction like any normal convicted criminal. I guarantee if he gets elected he won’t get sentenced, so why postpone sentencing?
The sentencing will definitely happen, it’s a state level case and he’s already been found guilty. There’s nothing almost anyone can do to stop the process from continuing at this point.
You bet that if he wins, it won’t. Notice the strategically selected November 18, just 2 weeks after to be sure it is certain.
I know if it state, but if he wins it will be delayed or it will be also in the wrist. If delayed and he gets actual jail time, he will use military to stop it.
Anyway since Merchan did this delay it is now certain that what the sentence is will depend on the election.
They showing us clearly that the law only applies the plebs.
He’ll appeal to the supreme court who will say that state courts can’t convict a president and that will be the end of that.
I think anyone saying it can’t possibly be stopped is delusional.
It is actually normal for sentencing to take a while after conviction.
Fuck this noise. His ass should be in a holding pen awaiting his sentencing. Then maybe he’d want to do it a little sooner. Unfortunately, we continue to keep handling him with the softest, fluffiest, Downy fresh kid gloves.
Rich people are immune to consequences.
The Crown Prosecution Service just dropped outstanding charges against Harvey Weinstein this week. He’s currently awaiting retrial in NYC, after courts granted him a new opportunity to reverse the 16 year sentence against him. And this was a guy with over 100 sexual assault charges pending, at one point. Very good chance he gets out again soon.
There’s a zero percent chance Trump actually sees the inside of a cell. Or Giuliani, for that matter. The courts don’t want to prosecute these guys. The jails don’t want to hold them. Nobody in power wants anything to do with these social elites. They’re untouchable in a way John Gotti (former friend and associate of Mr. Trump) could only dream of.
“This is not a decision this court makes lightly but it is the decision which in this court’s view, best advances the interests of justice…"
Doubt.
How to advance justice: Delay it.
“Justice delayed is justice guaranteed” as they say.
If he’s already been convicted, what’s the hold up? Like I’m sure yea there’s something we don’t know but normally I get the waiting for them wanting to build a strong body of evidence during the trial, not after a conviction.
