The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money case where he was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents has postponed Trump’s sentencing until after the November presidential election.
The sentencing for Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal case has been delayed until after Election Day. The decision means voters will be left in the dark about whether the former president will face time behind bars. https://t.co/oudi3ony6l pic.twitter.com/GSdc1rd767
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 6, 2024
From the New York Times:
In a ruling on Friday, the judge, Juan M. Merchan, cited the “unique time frame this matter currently finds itself in” and rescheduled the sentencing for Nov. 26.
He had previously planned to hand down Mr. Trump’s punishment on Sept. 18, just seven weeks before Election Day, when Mr. Trump will face off against Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency.
“This is not a decision this court makes lightly but it is the decision which in this court’s view, best advances the interests of justice,” Justice Merchan wrote in the four-page ruling, which noted that “this matter is one that stands alone, in a unique place in this nation’s history.”
The judge appeared eager to skirt a swirl of partisan second-guessing in the campaign’s final stretch, noting that “the integrity of our judicial system demands” that the sentencing be “free from distraction or distortion.”
I’m not a legal expert, but I’d say this is a good decision because if the Donald were to be sentenced to prison before the election, it could make him a martyr to his cultists and rally them to the polls. He would surely be campaigning on his people “saving him” from prison from now until election day.
The sentencing for Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal case has been delayed until after Election Day. The decision means voters will be left in the dark about whether the former president will face time behind bars. https://t.co/oudi3ony6l pic.twitter.com/GSdc1rd767
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 6, 2024
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