George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump would benefit from a swift ruling by Judge Juan Machan in the New York case.
Tuesday Merchant granted Prosecutors and defense attorneys jointly requested that all deadlines in the case, including Trump's sentencing, be suspended until Nov. 19. Turley told “Outnumbered” that there would be grounds for an appeal if Marchand ruled against Trump, but if the judge blocks the case, the president-elect won't have that option. (Related article: Trump's legal problems evaporate as Americans send him back to the White House)
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“This case was a lawsuit. It should not have been brought. To this day, we don't know exactly what crime the president was convicted of. But we will be able to fix it. It's going to take some time. It's unlikely that this judge will reverse his views on the evidence, the case, and the underlying theory,” Turley said. “That will only happen in the appellate court. The president cannot proceed to that review until the judges drop the case and actually sentence the president.”
“As a result of this, my friend will incur a political penalty.” [former federal prosecutor] “Andy McCarthy said he would officially be a convicted felon at that point, but most Democrats already call him that,” he continued. “So I think the final decision favors the president, but the suspension does not.”
MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin predicted Tuesday that Marchand would uphold Trump's conviction but not impose a prison sentence.
“I think it will probably be resolved if there is a conviction, but there will be no sentencing, and Mr. Trump should only be sentenced to a term or suspended sentence, and a sentencing hearing is necessary. Both parties agree that it is neither appropriate nor appropriate,'' Rubin said. Said.
Marchand asked prosecutors to provide what they believe are “appropriate future steps” by next week. prosecutor asked Marchand plans to pause the proceedings so he can assess the impact of Trump's election victory on the case.
“The public believes that this is an unprecedented situation and that the arguments raised by defense attorneys in Friday's response to the public are that future steps in this process will (1) properly balance the competing interests of a jury's guilty verdict; We agree that careful consideration is necessary to ensure that regularity is presumed after the trial. (2) Office of the President,” prosecutor Matthew Colangelo wrote in a Nov. 10 email to Marchand.
The president-elect's legal team joined in the request, arguing that the lawsuit needs to be dismissed to “avoid an unconstitutional impediment to President Trump's ability to govern.”
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