Still on break, but…

#Breaking #News in #Trump #criminal #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #HushMoney conviction:

Trump hush-money judge delays ruling on whether to throw out conviction

Postponement follows numerous successful attempts to delay case in which he was convicted on 34 #felony counts

#law #TrumpTrial #MobTactics #GagOrder #StochasticTerrorism #StormyDaniels #KarenMcDougal #NodFarter

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/trump-hush-money-conviction-presidential-immunity

Despite #Trump’s political status, the judge in his #criminal NY #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference case has ample grounds to jail him, a NYT examination of dozens of similar cases shows.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #law #GiftArticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/nyregion/donald-trump-merchan-sentencing-jail.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

In May, #Trump was convicted on 34 counts of having #FalsifiedBusinessRecords in connection w/a #HushMoney payment to his ex-fixer #MichaelCohen made to adult film actress #StormyDaniels so she would keep her story of an affair w/Trump… a secret until after the 2016 presidential election.[#ElectionInterference]

The #GagOrder once prevented Trump from attacking key witnesses — like Cohen & Daniels — & jurors, but the judge partially lifted the order after the trial’s conclusion.

#criminal #law

#Trump has argued the [extremely narrow] #GagOrder violates the First Amendment rights of him & his millions of supporters [who are not under any gag order BTWs] emphasizing his status as a presidential candidate in this year’s election.

Trump asked the #NewYork Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, to hear his challenge after his arguments were rejected by lower courts.

#law #appeal #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #criminal #StochasticTerrorism

#NewYork’s high court tossed out #Trump’s #appeal of the #GagOrder in his #FalsifiedBusinessRecords / #ElectionInterference / #HushMoney #criminal case Thurs.

The gag order, which remains in partial effect ahead of Trump’s #sentencing, bars him from making public remarks about prosecutors involved in the case or their families.

In a brief order, the court said “no substantial #constitutional question is directly involved” & that it would dismiss Trump’s appeal.

#law
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4876040-trump-gag-order-appeal/

The delay will spare #Trump a distraction — & humiliation — at a critical moment. MVP #KamalaHarris’s entry into the presidential race in July upended the campaign & erased his lead in the polls.

#criminal #law #convict #felon #fraud #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #SexualAbuse #StormyDaniels #SCOTUS #immunity #FuckSCOTUS

Justice #Merchan, a veteran judge who once vowed to apply “the rules of #law evenhandedly,” was an unlikely deliverer of relief for the former president. Yet his ruling on Friday marked just #Trump’s latest success in dragging out his varied #legal entanglements, a strategy that has paid off in all four #criminal cases looming over the [#abuser]….

#convict #felon #fraud #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #SCOTUS #immunity #FuckSCOTUS

The judge’s decision to push the proceeding is likely to infuriate Bragg’s liberal supporters & fuel accusations that #Trump is above the #law, shielded from the consequences of conviction, unlike any other #felon. To avoid that impression, left-leaning legal scholars — & Trump critics seeking catharsis — wanted Justice #Merchan to hold Trump accountable promptly after he was convicted in May of having #FalsifiedBusinessRecords to cover up a sex scandal.

#criminal #convict #HushMoney #SCOTUS

Justice #Merchan’s decision came at the request of #Trump, who had asked to #delay the sentencing until after the #election, partly so he had more time to challenge his #conviction. Prosecutors working for the Manhattan DA, #AlvinBragg, who brought the case, had deferred to the judge, paving the way for at least a brief postponement.

#criminal #law #convict #felon #fraud #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #SCOTUS #immunity #FuckSCOTUS

The judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s #criminal case in Manhattan postponed his sentencing until after #Election Day, a significant victory for #Trump as he seeks to overturn his #conviction & win back the White House.

In a ruling on Fri, the judge, Juan M. #Merchan, cited the “unique time frame this matter currently finds itself in” & rescheduled the sentencing for Nov 26.

#law #convict #felon #fraud #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #SCOTUS #immunity #FuckSCOTUS

This seriously sucks

Judge Delays #Trump’s #Criminal #Sentencing Until Nov. 26, After #Election Day

The decision by Justice Juan M. #Merchan means #voters will be left in the dark about whether Trump will face time behind bars.

#law #convict #felon #fraud #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #SCOTUS #immunity #FuckSCOTUS
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/nyregion/trump-sentencing-delay-ruling.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mxn&pvid=C7733098-7670-42FA-AD58-08139127974A

Sept 16: Justice #Merchan will decide whether to grant #Trump's motion to throw out his #Manhattan #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney case verdict. Trump argues #SCOTUS' recent ruling on presidential #immunity invalidates evidence used during the trial [as if hush money payments to a porn star were official presidential acts]. If his motion isn't granted, Trump's team will push for the sentencing to be moved to give him more time to figure out next steps.

#criminal #law

The jury unanimously determined that #Trump #FalsifiedBusinessRecords to cover up $130k in payments to adult film star #StormyDaniels, which could have affected his #2016election campaign.

The original July 11 sentencing date was pushed back after #SCOTUS delivered its ruling on presidential #immunity in July. Justice #Merchan has said he will rule on the immunity argument Sept 16, just 2 days before the scheduled sentencing.

#ElectionInterference #HushMoney #felony #criminal #conviction #law

The saga of #Trump’s #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney case isn’t over yet

#Republican #Trump was hoping to delay his #NewYork #sentencing on 34 #felony counts until after the Nov 5 election, but a federal judge said Tues that he wouldn't block the case from moving forward.

NY State Judge Juan #Merchan is set to sentence Trump on Sept 18 in the Manhattan hush money case, after a NYC #criminal #conviction on May 30.

#SCOTUS #immunity #law
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/04/trump-sentencing-date-hush-money-case/75060317007/

#Trump has for the THIRD TIME lost his bid for a new #judge in his #NY #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #criminal case as it heads toward a ruling & #sentencing next month.

In a decision posted Wed, Justice Juan #Merchan declined to step aside & said Trump’s demand was a rehash “rife w/ #inaccuracies & #unsubstantiated claims” about the political ties of Mercan’s daughter & ability to judge the case fairly & impartially.

#FrivolousLawsuit #law
https://apnews.com/article/trump-recusal-judge-merchan-hush-money-trial-a8b88acde31daf3bf71b7c1b3a3b010b

[Unsurprisingly] The brief order noted that 2 conservative justices, #ClarenceThomas & Samuel #Alito, would have allowed the state to at least file its lawsuit directly at the #SCOTUS although they would not grant the emergency relief that Bailey wanted.

#criminal #law #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #StochasticTerrorism #GagOrder

The court rejected Missouri's bid to sue the state of #NewYork, meaning the justices will not lift the #GagOrder or delay sentencing in the unusual claim brought by #Republican #Missouri AG #AndrewBailey, who is running for a full term this fall.

Many commentators said the filing was more of a #PoliticalStunt aimed at gaining #publicity than a serious #legal claim.

#SCOTUS #criminal #law #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #StochasticTerrorism

#SCOTUS rejects #Missouri's long-shot bid to block #Trump's #GagOrder & sentencing in so-called #HushMoney case

Missouri's #Republican attorney general, #AndrewBailey, filed a highly unusual complaint at the Supreme Court seeking to interfere in another state's #criminal #justice system.

#law #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference #StochasticTerrorism
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-missouris-long-shot-bid-block-trumps-gag-order-h-rcna163629

#Trump loses appeal of #GagOrder in #criminal #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference case

A #NewYork state appeals court on Thurs rejected Trump's challenge to a gag order in his criminal #conviction case on charges stemming from #HushMoney paid to a porn star.

The ruling means Justice #Merchan's order preventing Trump from publicly commenting about individual #prosecutors & others will remain in place through his Sept #sentencing.

#law
https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-loses-appeal-gag-order-hush-money-criminal-case-2024-08-01/

#NewYork Judge delays #Trump's #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference sentencing to Sept. 18

Justice Merchan on Tues delayed Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction on #criminal charges stemming from #HushMoney paid to a porn star until Sept. 18, after the Trump asked for a chance to argue he should have been immune from prosecution.

#FuckSCOTUS #SCOTUS #law
https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-seek-overturn-ny-hush-money-conviction-after-immunity-ruling-nyt-2024-07-02/