Summary
The sentencing in Donald Trump’s Manhattan hush-money case has been postponed indefinitely following his 2024 presidential election victory.
Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump’s legal team to file their dismissal argument by December 2, with prosecutors responding a week later.
Trump’s attorneys argue that as president-elect, he is immune from prosecution and claim the case is politically motivated.
Prosecutors oppose outright dismissal, suggesting proceedings could be deferred until Trump’s presidency ends.
Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records linked to hush-money payments during the 2016 election.
Fucking cowards. He’s not legally immune from prosecution, it’s just DOJ policy to not prosecute a sitting president. And the recent presidential immunity opinion from the SCOTUS just said that a president is immune from being prosecuted for official presidential acts, which this fucking wasn’t. And he’s not yet a sitting president. Also, the prosecution is done. Just sentence him and then the case will be done with, and this can be done well before he’s sworn in. If he feels like appealing it after he’s sworn in, then he’s consenting to court activity while he’s in office.
I’m so sick of everybody bending over backwards to give him a pass.