President-elect Trump responded to the Supreme Court's decision to allow accelerated sentencing in hush-money criminal cases by not criticizing the justices, but instead by going after them.
In a 5-4 decision, the high court rejected President Trump's final emergency request to block Friday's ruling in New York on appeals of immunity claims, saying they “can be addressed through the normal course of appeals.” .
“They asked for an appeal. So I read it and actually thought this was a fair decision,” President Trump told Mar-A, minutes after the court handed down its decision Thursday night. -Said at an event scheduled in Largo.
“So tomorrow we're going to do a little thing. They can have some fun with their political opponents,” he continued.
Trump's comments come as the president has frequently attacked judges who have ruled against him, as well as the court's three liberals, including Trump-appointed Judge Amy Coney Barrett. It is notable that he did not condemn the five judges, Chief Justice John Roberts and Chief Justice John Roberts.
In another Truth Social post, Trump wrote that he “thank you” for the Supreme Court's “time and effort” in “trying to right the tremendous injustice done to me.”
Instead, the president attacked his own judge, Judge Juan Melchán, for imposing the gag order on him. Marchand recently rejected Trump's claim of immunity and allowed sentencing to proceed.
“Frankly, it's a disgrace. This is a judge who shouldn't have been on this case. He's a very inconsistent judge,” Trump said at Mar-a-Lago.
The gag order prevents President Trump from speaking publicly for months about the daughter of a judge he has repeatedly named for her work at a progressive political consulting firm whose clients include prosecutors, court officials, and prominent Democrats. I was unable to speak.
Machan has repeatedly refused to withdraw from the case, citing guidance from the state Ethics Commission that it is OK to proceed. And an appeals court upheld President Trump's gag order, citing his First Amendment objections.
On Friday, Mr. Trump was given permission to appear virtually, as Mr. Marchand is expected to hand down his unconditional discharge from the military. Although he will not face prison time or other penalties, Trump's status as a convicted felon will be cemented ahead of Inauguration Day.
Trump transition sources say President Trump plans to attend via video conference.
If the case goes ahead, he will be able to appeal his 34 felony convictions stemming from hush money payments in 2016 in the normal way.
“This is far from over, but I respect the court's opinion. I think it was actually a very good opinion for us, because we saw what they said, but they decided to appeal ,” President Trump said at Mar-a-Lago.
