OAN Staff James Myers
9am – Friday, November 22, 2024
A Manhattan judge has postponed sentencing for Donald Trump, who was convicted in the hush-money scandal, saying he would consider dropping the case altogether after voters elect him as the next president.
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Juan Melchian said Trump's lawyers argue that proceeding with such a lawsuit involving the president-elect would impede an “orderly transition of executive power” and destabilize the country “uniquely.” He said that he would consider it.
With the latest decision to halt Trump's sentencing, the president-elect will most likely enter the White House unscathed from four criminal cases that could have landed him in prison. expensive.
Meanwhile, Marchan ordered Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of New York and Trump's lawyers to file arguments in December on whether the case should be thrown out before the court rules.
Bragg argued that the case should not be stopped because it was underway when Trump was a private citizen.
The suspension of sentencing means Trump will spend six weeks in and out of a Manhattan courtroom listening to testimony from witnesses including porn star Stormy Daniels, who testified that she had sex with him in 2006. This came after a year-long legal battle.
The guilty verdict against Trump in May gave him the title of convicted felon in the final months of his presidential campaign, but the president-elect has used it as a rallying cry for his supporters, He claimed that the incident was a “witch hunt.” It was orchestrated against him by the Democratic Party.
Hours after the conviction, Trump's campaign claimed it had raised a “record-breaking” $34.8 million in small donations.
Trump was originally scheduled to be sentenced on July 10.thBut the U.S. Supreme Court changed those plans, ruling that presidents cannot be prosecuted for “official acts” taken while in office.
Marchan later postponed sentencing to November, citing his “unwarranted” claim that his decision to punish Trump may have been based on politics rather than law, with the election looming. .
Trump's other three criminal cases continue to wind down.
Meanwhile, a state lawsuit in Georgia over President Trump's alleged attempt to overturn the election results is a dispute over Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D-Ga.)'s hiring of Nathan Wade. The case has stalled and the trial date has not come close. She had a romantic relationship with him and led the case.
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