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The U.S. Supreme Court has said ‘no’ to Donald Trump’s last ditch effort to delay his criminal sentencing in New York on Friday for his 34 felony convictions. Continue reading “Supreme Court Denies Trump Request To Delay Sentencing”
Donald Trump really does not want to his sentencing hearing for his 34 felony convictions to occur on its scheduled date of January 10. Probably because once he’s sentenced – even if there’s no prison time or other penalty doled out – he will be set to become the first felon to take the office of president. Continue reading “Trump Loses (Again) In Bid To Delay Hush Money Sentencing”
Judge Juan Merchan has scheduled Jan. 10 for Donald Trump’s sentencing for his 34 felony convictions after he was found guilty by a jury in May of falsifying business records. The decision to uphold the 34 convictions and schedule sentencing before his inauguration means Trump will become the first felon to serve as president. Continue reading “Judge Sets Sentencing Date For Trump’s 34 Felony Convictions”
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. Continue reading “Sentencing For Trump’s 34 Felony Convictions Postponed Until After Election”
Just a few hours after Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony charges of falsifying business documents, President Joe Biden clapped back at Trump’s “reckless, dangerous” attack on the U.S. justice system, saying it was “irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict.” A little while later, the Biden campaign sent out a press release clearly designed to get under Trump’s skin, listing “34 Highlights from Convicted Felon Donald Trump’s Unhinged Speech.” Continue reading “Biden Campaign On Convicted Felon’s “Unhinged Speech””
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions for falsifying business documents, two polls conducted after the verdicts show bad news for the Trump campaign. Continue reading “Morning Consult: 49% Of Independents Say Trump Should Drop Out”
Roger Stone
For decades, Roger J. Stone Jr. played politics as a kind of performance art, starring himself as a professional lord of mischief, as a friend once called him. He tossed bombs and spun tales from the political periphery with no real reckoning, just a reputation as a dirty trickster.
On Friday morning, a reckoning arrived, the consequences of his efforts to sabotage a congressional investigation that threatened his longtime friend President Trump.
Mr. Stone, 67, was convicted in federal court of seven felonies for obstructing the congressional inquiry, lying to investigators under oath and trying to block the testimony of a witness whose account would have exposed his lies. Jurors deliberated for a little over seven hours before convicting him on all counts. Together, the charges carry a maximum prison term of 50 years.
In a last-minute bid for salvation, prosecutors said that Mr. Stone appealed to Mr. Trump for a pardon on Thursday, using a right-wing conspiracy theorist who runs the website Infowars as his proxy. Mr. Trump attacked the guilty verdict against Mr. Stone in a tweet on Friday but made no mention of a pardon.
Stone is the 6th former Trump associate to be convicted in cases stemming from the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
Roger Stone was convicted today on all charges, including, among other things, lying to the Intelligence Committee about his contacts with the Trump campaign and efforts to coordinate with Wikileaks.
A good day for the rule of law.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) November 15, 2019
If anyone’s counting, Roger Stone is the sixth Trump associate convicted as a result of the Mueller investigation. Oh, Trump is a criminal, too—just protected by feckless senators and a slimy AG.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 15, 2019
Ambassador Gordon Sondland has a lot of explaining to do Wednesday. He should review the Roger Stone verdict carefully.
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) November 16, 2019
With Roger Stone's felony conviction today, the following people have all been found guilty of crimes:
✓ Trump's campaign chairman
✓ Deputy campaign manager
✓ Personal attorney
✓ Longtime political confidant
✓ National security adviser pic.twitter.com/nLJI5l7PFH— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 15, 2019
That bastion of honor, Oliver North, convicted felon and NRA president, defends Supreme Court nominee Brett “Skippy” Kavanaugh in a new spot from the NRA:
“A man who refers to himself as Spartacus smears a man who serves the homeless, as a racist. A political party coordinates violent protests to smear a father and run his children out of the room. A man who lied about military service, who stole valor, smears a humble public servant and calls for his nomination to the Supreme Court to be withdrawn. A woman who wants to confiscate your firearms leaks an unsubstantiated accusation to smear a man because he believes in our Second Amendment.
“Politicians call a privileged senator who killed a woman, a lion, and now they smear Brett Kavanaugh as a threat to women. Since the election of Donald Trump, the character assassination of good Americans like Brett Kavanaugh by those with half his intellect and a fraction of his virtue, has been unconscionable.
“I didn’t hold dying Marines in my arms defending freedom, so corrupt politicians could disgrace their heroic sacrifice. We the people denounce their character assassination, their hypocrisy, their lies. And we proudly stand with Brett Kavanaugh. And we the people, will bring dignity back to our democratic process.”
In 1989, North was convicted of lying to Congress, shredding documents and accepting an illegal gratuity as a result of the Iran/Contra scandal.