Trump hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely

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Source: CNBC

Published Fri, Nov 22 2024 10:45 AM EST Updated 2 Min Ago


A New York judge Friday indefinitely postponed President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his criminal hush money case.

Judge Juan Merchan in a court order also allowed Trump’s attorneys to file motions to dismiss the case, in which Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

The ruling cancels, for now, the sentencing that was set for next Tuesday.

Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told Merchan this week that they supported pausing the sentencing date in order to give Trump’s lawyers time to argue that the case should be tossed entirely. But the DA’s office also said they would oppose that dismissal bid.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/22/trump-hush-money-sentencing-delayed-indefinitely.html

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Published Fri, Nov 22 2024 10:45 AM EST Updated 7 Min Ago


A New York judge Friday indefinitely postponed President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his criminal hush money case.

Judge Juan Merchan in a court order also allowed Trump's attorneys to file motions to dismiss the case, in which Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

The ruling cancels, for now, the sentencing that was set for next Tuesday.

Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office told Merchan this week that they supported pausing the sentencing date in order to give the defense lawyers time to argue that the case should be tossed entirely. But the DA's office also said they would oppose that dismissal bid.

Published Fri, Nov 22 2024 10:45 AM EST Updated 4 Min Ago


A New York judge Friday indefinitely postponed President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his criminal hush money case.

Judge Juan Merchan in a court order also allowed Trump's attorneys to file motions to dismiss the case, in which Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.


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A New York judge Friday indefinitely postponed President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his criminal hush money case.



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[Autumn]

1. The wealthy top tier of Just Us.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. An attempt to make us forget the whole thing

Suspended sentencing. Who can think this will ever be revisited? Other than by the press.

[J_William_Ryan]

3. "Trump hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely"

A criminal and convicted felon escapes justice the consequence of the ignorance and stupidity of the voters.

[FBaggins]

38. Oh... it's worse than that

You aren't a "convicted felon" until the judge issues the final order implementing the sentence.

No sentencing... not a convicted felon.

[FakeNoose]

4. In other words, the judge just gave him what amounts to a pardon

What happened to the "great country" I grew up in?
We're not "great" any more. I'd just settle for "good."

Most of the time we're not even good.

[dweller]

5. How do you dismiss a case

when the guilty verdict has already been determined ?
Only the sentencing remains…


Covered by Popok last nite
https://democraticunderground.com/132249972

✌🏻

[kelly1mm]

23. JNOV is a thing ..... (Judgement Not Withstanding The Verdict). nt

[dweller]

31. If the judge had entered that at the verdict

A JNOV is appropriate only if the judge determines that no reasonable jury could have reached the given verdict as a matter of law

Didn’t happen


✌🏻

[24601]

34. It's actually a guilty "recommendation" until affirmed by the judge and recorded. Only after those steps is one a felon.

[Solly Mack]

6. That's nice. Can't wait until the next round of no one is above the law.

[Juneboarder]

7. RIP USA

America as we once knew it, is now dead to me. I'm over trying to remain optimistic that we can create a positive change and shifting my positivity focus to my Italian citizenship. Only 1.5 years to go!

[Justice matters.]

8. Equal justice for all...

Is a freaking joke.

[Kid Berwyn]

9. "Nice family you got there, Judge."

"Be a shame if something happened to them."

[Lonestarblue]

10. In other words, Trump can never be held accountable for any criminal behavior.

If he has political opponents jailed with either fake trials and evidence, the courts will look the other way. If he deports citizens because they criticize him or happen to be the wrong eace, the courts will look the other way. If he declares that we will have no more federal elections, will the courts also look the other way?

[Fullduplexxx]

11. He has been protecting trump all along with his constant delays of sentencing and his constant playing these delay games

With trump's attirneys

[inwiththenew]

12. "He's not going to escape the state charges!"

Can't tell you how many times I've read that over the past year online. So much for that.

[Basso8vb]

13. That means we'll have a president who is out on bail for his entire term.

Unless it's dismissed.

Embarrassing on both fronts.

[riversedge]

16. Yes, whatever the outcome, it sends a message that if Rich enough, you can go FREE!!

[Justice matters.]

35. Nearly HALF of the voters don't care.

Let's see if they will suffer enough to start caring about the rule of law for ALL, although they'll get brainwashed into believing the upcoming lies that "it's the Democrats fault" by the ruling class.

[sarisataka]

14. Justice is blind, it explains a lot...

[riversedge]

15. Reuters: Trump granted permission to seek dismissal of hush money case

my guess is that it will go to USSC and will be dismissed. iMHO


Trump granted permission to seek dismissal of hush money case
https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-granted-permission-seek-dismissal-hush-money-case-2024-11-22/


By Reuters November 22, 202410:01 AM CST Updated 4 min ago


NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) - A New York judge on Friday granted Donald Trump permission to seek dismissal of his hush money criminal case, in which he was found guilty earlier this year, in light of his victory in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election.

Trump, 78, had been scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 26. But prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office earlier this week asked New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan to consider deferring all proceedings in the case until after Trump finishes his four-year presidential term that
begins on Jan. 20.

Lawyers for Trump, a Republican, have argued that the case must be dismissed because having it loom over him while he was president would cause what they called "unconstitutional impediments" to his ability to govern.

Bragg's office said they would argue against dismissal, but agreed Trump deserved time to make his case through written motions.................







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President-elect Donald Trump attends a campaign event, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

[BumRushDaShow]

18. If the SCOTUS "selectively" impinges on "states rights"

then that is a huge problem for the "states rights" proponents.

[Tadpole Raisin]

17. Maybe this ties his lawyers' hands so that they can't file

On a sentence that hasn’t been fully adjudicated.

I don’t like it but if there is an upside I’ll take it.

[walkingman]

19. Our justice system has ZERO credibility.

[CousinIT]

20. So he got away with EVERYTHING. Every crime he committed - he was held accountable for NONE. n/t

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. Exactly right... it pisses me off to no end!!

[republianmushroom]

21. That myth 'No one is above the law' is just that an old myth that is used for the little people.

Forget justice if you are a billionaire or a politician who's daddy is a millionaire with political connections.

46 months and counting

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

27. Yup yup, you know damn well they'll let that felon skate like they always do... it's disgusting!!

[republianmushroom]

29. Yup

[republianmushroom]

30. Question what happens if this judge dies within the next 4 years ?

[homegirl]

22. JUSTICE DELAYED

IS JUSTICE DENIED!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

25. My thought exactly... sentence the Felon‐in-Chief and lock his skunky ass up already!!

[ScratchCat]

24. This ultimately has less to do about Trump

And more to do with the fact that the vast majority of very rich people write-off nonsense like this frequently and there would then be precedent to go after any and every one of them if this stands. The judge in question didn't want this case and the AG's office received heavy pressure to not pursue this in the first place. He wasn't getting anything other than probation at the sentencing hearing anyway.

[moniss]

28. You know they're going to come after

Michael Cohen hard and Stormy even harder. That new AG will give the FBI marching orders to work at it until they can gin up a case for anything.

[ancianita]

32. I don't understand why he couldn't have sentenced him, then suspended it until Jan 20 2029.

Suspending the sentence?
Before he turns dictator, both he & The People ought to know what he deserves right now.

[artemisia1]

33. Of course it was. Why? Because of course it was... /nt

[City Lights]

36. Some people are above the law.

The US Justice system is a sick joke.

[young_at_heart]

37. Is he EVER held accountable?

It just makes me so mad!!!

[BumRushDaShow]

39. Right now with his civil cases

he had to actually put up money during the appeals, so there's that! That goes for the E. Jean Carroll case(s) and his NY civil fraud case.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

40. 'More than meets the eye' in new ruling from Trump's hush money judge: MSNBC legal expert

This hearing may still occur after the briefing on the immunity issue

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-merchan-2669974434/

"A couple of interesting things about it," Rubin began. "It is obviously only one page, so not much to read into it, but a close read of it shows that there is more than meets the eye here."

Rubin noted there was a key phrase in the document.

"First of all, in calling off the sentencing, Judge Merchan — I'm reading from my phone because this is so new — that he's ordering that the application for a stay of sentencing is granted and here's the key phrase : 'To the extent that the Nov. 26, '24 date is adjourned.' And then he talks about the briefing for the motion to dismiss, saying he'll take a brief from them on Dec. 2nd and opposition from the D.A.'s office on Dec. 9th."

Rubin then offered an explanation.

"That's the date they proposed to oppose it, what [Trump attorney] Todd Blanche wanted was to put in his opening brief on December 20th," she elaborated. "When you and I were talking about this earlier in the week, I noted to you if that were the deadline, this briefing would likely go into a period of time where former president Trump and President-elect Trump becomes sitting President Trump. That is unlikely to happen now because what he is saying is 'I will accept no reply briefs,' meaning the briefing will be done in its entirety by December 9th and I'm expecting to make some form of decision on this motion to dismiss, probably before the holidays if I had to read the tea leaves here from Judge Merchan."

"So again, staying the sentencing only with respect to that existing sentencing date, he's not indefinitely staying. He's just saying I'm calling off the sentencing that was scheduled for next week, and I'll take a briefing, but not on the timeline that you Trump lawyers want."

I believe that the conviction will stand that there will be a sentencing of trump before the inauguration.

[The Grand Illuminist]

41. I firmly believe we are at the inevitable when it comes to this.

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable”

Time for a closer look.