Opinion: The election shredded the rule of law
3 days, 11 hours ago

Opinion: The election shredded the rule of law

LA Times  

Being elected president truly is a get-out-of-jail-free card for Donald Trump, but the greater concern should be for what this means for the rule of law in this country. On Friday, New York Judge Juan M. Merchan upheld Trump’s 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records. Merchan set sentencing for Friday, Jan. 10, and indicated that he would likely take the very unusual step of unconditionally discharging Trump’s sentence. Trump could not perform his constitutional duties as president from a prison cell in New York.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to block his sentencing in New York criminal case
1 day, 11 hours ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block his sentencing in New York criminal case

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday over his felony conviction in a hush money case. The justices “should order an immediate stay of criminal proceedings against President Trump in the New York trial court, including but not limited to the criminal sentencing hearing scheduled for January 10, …

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to call off sentencing in his felony conviction
2 days, 11 hours ago

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to call off sentencing in his felony conviction

LA Times  

Then-candidate Donald Trump appears in a Manhattan criminal court in May shortly before he was convicted of falsifying business records related to hush money payments during his first presidential campaign. A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay this week’s sentencing for his felony conviction. In a one-sentence ruling following an emergency …

President-elect Donald Trump tries again to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off
2 days, 11 hours ago

President-elect Donald Trump tries again to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off

India Today  

NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump tried again Tuesday to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case, asking a New York appeals court to intervene as he fights to avoid the finality of his conviction before he returns to the White House. Merchan “is without authority under the law to proceed to sentencing while President Trump exercises his federal …

Judge denies Trump’s plea to delay Friday’s sentencing on his hush money conviction
3 days, 11 hours ago

Judge denies Trump’s plea to delay Friday’s sentencing on his hush money conviction

CNN  

New York CNN — Judge Juan Merchan has denied Donald Trump’s request to postpone his Friday sentencing for his hush money conviction, the judge said in a filing Monday. Earlier Monday, Trump’s lawyers filed an appeal urging a New York appellate court to overturn Merchan’s two recent rulings that upheld his conviction in the hush money case, while separately urging …

Trump hush money judge 'still has another couple of tricks up his sleeve': legal expert
4 days, 17 hours ago

Trump hush money judge 'still has another couple of tricks up his sleeve': legal expert

Raw Story  

During an appearance on MSNBC to discuss Judge Juan Merchan instructing Donald Trump and his lawyers that he will go forward with sentencing in the hush money trial, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance stated she thinks the judge may have a few surprises still in store. Speaking with host Katie Phang about the Jan. 10 court date related to now-president-elect's …

Trump claims ‘corrupt’ Judge Merchan ‘broke the law’ in hush-money case
Top News
5 days, 1 hour ago

Trump claims ‘corrupt’ Judge Merchan ‘broke the law’ in hush-money case

Hindustan Times  

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Judge Juan Merchan on Friday after the New York judge denied his request to dismiss the criminal case involving alleged hush-money payments and scheduled sentencing for January 10, just days before the presidential inauguration. Donald Trump criticized Judge Juan Merchan after the judge denied his request to dismiss a hush-money case and set …

Hush money case: Trump to be sentenced on Jan 10, won't face jail time
Top News
5 days, 9 hours ago

Hush money case: Trump to be sentenced on Jan 10, won't face jail time

Deccan Chronicle  

Donald Trump will be sentenced on January 10 in a criminal case for which he was convicted for silencing a porn star by paying hush money and falsifying business record, a New York judge ruled on Friday.The judge also added that Trump will face no legal penalties for his conviction in the case, CNN reported.Judge Juan Merchan, upholding Trump's conviction, …

Excerpts from the judge’s ruling to go ahead with Trump sentencing
5 days, 11 hours ago

Excerpts from the judge’s ruling to go ahead with Trump sentencing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York dealt with a host of weighty, unprecedented questions before deciding Friday that the president-elect should be sentenced later this month for the crime of falsifying business records. Thus, it was fair for this Court to trust that his request to adjourn sentencing until after the election …

Trump to be sentenced in hush money case on Jan 10, a week before taking office
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5 days, 11 hours ago

Trump to be sentenced in hush money case on Jan 10, a week before taking office

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on January 10 in the criminal case in which he was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, but is unlikely to face jail time, a judge said on Friday. Justice Juan Merchan's ruling means Trump will be required to appear at a court hearing just 10 days before …

'Stunning': Legal analyst shocked that judge scheduled sentencing for Trump
5 days, 13 hours ago

'Stunning': Legal analyst shocked that judge scheduled sentencing for Trump

Raw Story  

Judge Juan Merchan ruled against Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the guilty verdict in the New York fraud case in which Trump was found guilty on 34 counts. The judge also took a moment to shame Trump's attorneys, saying, "There have, however, been instances when in written submissions, counsel has come dangerously close to crossing the line of zealous representation …

Judge upholds Trump's conviction, sets sentencing for Jan. 10
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6 days, 11 hours ago

Judge upholds Trump's conviction, sets sentencing for Jan. 10

LA Times  

Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations before his felony conviction in May. Merchan wrote that he sought to balance competing interests: Trump’s ability to govern “unencumbered” by the case, the U.S. Supreme Court’s July ruling on presidential immunity, the public’s expectation “that all are equal and no one is above the law,” and the importance of …

Trump dealt major blow in bid to quash hush money convictions before inauguration
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump dealt major blow in bid to quash hush money convictions before inauguration

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s race to shed himself of the criminal convictions he’s racked up in the four years since leaving the White House hit a roadblock Monday when a New York judge rejected his demand to let him off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. If the ruling survives Trump’s …

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case
1 month ago

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s legal team has sought for dismissal of his Manhattan criminal hush-money case arguing President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden Donald Trump's legal team is now arguing that the hush money case should be thrown out given his win in the US presidential election. Lawyers of Donald Trump have invoked Joe Biden’s decision …

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
1 month ago

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction

The Hindu  

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency”. In a filing made public Tuesday, Mr. Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that dismissal is warranted because of the extraordinary circumstances of his impending return to …

Trump’s hush money sentencing indefinitely postponed as judge considers tossing conviction
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s hush money sentencing indefinitely postponed as judge considers tossing conviction

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial has …

Trump's New York sentencing indefinitely postponed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's New York sentencing indefinitely postponed

Salon  

New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan issued an order Friday that indefinitely postpones President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. The order states that the court will grant a stay of sentencing, agreed to by both Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, but it remains unclear if the case will now be entirely dismissed. …

'Not be dismissed': Legal experts react to latest developments in Trump criminal case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Not be dismissed': Legal experts react to latest developments in Trump criminal case

Raw Story  

Legal analysts are responding to the situation in New York where Donald Trump is still set to be sentenced for a jury's guilty verdict on 34 felony counts — even though the case looks likely to be indefinitely postponed. "I think Judge Juan Merchan will probably go along with this but it's just, you know, a delaying the inevitable," said …

Trump’s NY 'sentencing should proceed promptly': Ex-federal prosecutor
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s NY 'sentencing should proceed promptly': Ex-federal prosecutor

Raw Story  

As President-Elect Donald Trump and his attorneys seek to make the MAGA leader's legal cases disappear following his election victory, former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason makes the case for why Trump's New York hush money case sentencing should still move forward. "Out of an abundance of caution," Judge Juan "Merchan avoided a preelection sentencing that potentially could have influenced the …

What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s election victory created a profound conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Trump’s lawyers are urging Merchan to act “in the interests of justice” and rip up the verdict, the first criminal conviction of a former and now future U.S. president. Grant Trump’s immunity claim Another way Merchan could get rid …

Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19

Hindustan Times  

The judge in Donald Trump's New York criminal case has delayed to November 19 a decision on potentially throwing out the US president-elect's conviction, the court said Tuesday. Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19 Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in May after a jury found he had fraudulently manipulated business records to cover up an …

'Unmistakable message': Kansas City Star editor urges judge to make 'shocking' decision
2 months ago

'Unmistakable message': Kansas City Star editor urges judge to make 'shocking' decision

Raw Story  

The election marked a first in United States' 248-year history when Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris while awaiting sentencing on 34 criminal charges. In an op-ed published by the Kansas City Star on Friday, journalist Bill Dalton argued that Merchan can honor "the rule of law" — by throwing the book at Trump. Dalton continues, "That message needs …

Looks Like Trump Got Away With It
55 years ago

Looks Like Trump Got Away With It

Slate  

This will be Slate’s final edition of Keeping Up With the Trump Trials. In 2023 Trump racked up over 80 felony charges across four criminal indictments: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush money case, Smith’s classified-documents and Jan. 6 cases, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ election-interference case. The Federal Jan. 6 Case At the end of 2023, Judge …

'Wins or loses': Legal experts think judge could still jail Trump if he becomes president
2 months, 1 week ago

'Wins or loses': Legal experts think judge could still jail Trump if he becomes president

Raw Story  

Even if he wins the November 5 election, Donald Trump must appear before Judge Juan Merchan for sentencing in the New York fraud trial on November 26 — and he faces two very different scenarios. Prosecutors said Trump concealed records to cover up a hush payment scheme to adult film star Stormy Daniels to hide a sexual relationship from voters, …

Americans split on whether Trump should go to jail in Stormy Daniels case
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Americans split on whether Trump should go to jail in Stormy Daniels case

Raw Story  

Americans are nearly equally split on whether or not former President Donald Trump should be imprisoned over the Stormy Daniels hush-money case, according to a new poll. Slightly more people, 40%, think Trump shouldn't go to jail, compared to 39% who say he should, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll released Monday. It's up to New York Supreme …

Donald Trump's sentencing in porn star 'hush money' case delayed until after US election
4 months ago

Donald Trump's sentencing in porn star 'hush money' case delayed until after US election

ABC  

A New York judge has postponed Donald Trump's sentencing for his "hush money" crimes until after the upcoming US election. In May, a jury found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election campaign. The decision is another legal win for the Republican presidential nominee, …

Karl Rove highlights 'ironic' reason Trump's sentencing delay may have hurt his campaign
4 months ago

Karl Rove highlights 'ironic' reason Trump's sentencing delay may have hurt his campaign

Raw Story  

George W. Bush's deputy chief of staff Karl Rove said Friday that Donald Trump’s chances of winning the presidency may have been hurt by the decision to push back sentencing for his criminal conviction. Judge Juan Merchan on Friday ruled that the Sept. 18 sentencing for falsifying business records would be pushed back until Nov. 26 — after the presidential …

Trump trial news: Trump is a felon—but now he won’t be sentenced before the election. Wait, what?
4 months ago

Trump trial news: Trump is a felon—but now he won’t be sentenced before the election. Wait, what?

Slate  

This is a special breaking news edition of Keeping Up With the Trump Trials. On Friday, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan officially decided that Trump’s sentencing will be postponed until Nov. 26—three weeks after the presidential election. Merchan had initially scheduled Trump’s sentencing for July 11, but 10 days before it was set to happen, the Supreme Court …

Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing until after Election Day
4 months ago

Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing until after Election Day

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A sentencing hearing — if one is “necessary” …

Why Judge Merchan delayed Trump's New York Bragg sentencing date.
55 years ago

Why Judge Merchan delayed Trump's New York Bragg sentencing date.

Slate  

Of all the cases impacted by the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity decision, Donald J. Trump’s hush money election interference conviction is perhaps the most surprising. The People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump, as the case name suggests, was a state case, and it largely concerned events that took place before Trump became president, but nonetheless, …

'Wrong': Legal experts despair at latest Trump hush money trial development
4 months ago

'Wrong': Legal experts despair at latest Trump hush money trial development

Raw Story  

The delay of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial sentencing to after the presidential election has frustrated legal experts who say it's plain "wrong." Taking to X, former ethics czar Norm Eisen compared Judge Juan Merchan, the New York City judge who opted to push Trump's hearing to Nov. 26, to Judge Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing Trump's election …

Trump's hush money sentencing delay dismantles key campaign talking point: legal expert
4 months ago

Trump's hush money sentencing delay dismantles key campaign talking point: legal expert

Raw Story  

The newly reported delay of former President Donald Trump's sentencing hearing in his criminal hush money trial could have a surprising effect on his campaign, one former assistant District Attorney says. Kristen Gibbons Feden appeared on MSNBC Friday to discuss New York City Judge Juan Merchan's decision to push Trump's sentencing on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records until …

Judge Postpones Trump's Hush Money Sentencing Until After The Election
4 months ago

Judge Postpones Trump's Hush Money Sentencing Until After The Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After months of delays, a New York judge set a sentencing date Friday for former President Donald Trump, who was convicted in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to a porn star in the waning days of the 2016 presidential election. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan …

Judge to rule on Donald Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing
4 months ago

Judge to rule on Donald Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing

Hindustan Times  

By Luc Cohen Judge to rule on Donald Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing NEW YORK, Sept 6 - A New York judge is expected to rule on Friday on Donald Trump's request to push back sentencing in his hush money criminal case until after the Nov. 5 election. In the first criminal trial of a former or current …

Trump gets criminal sentencing delayed till after presidential election
4 months ago

Trump gets criminal sentencing delayed till after presidential election

NPR  

Trump gets criminal sentencing delayed till after presidential election toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images A New York judge on Friday delayed the sentencing in a criminal case against former President Donald Trump in order to ensure the court is seen as politically impartial. Trump’s lawyers say the Supreme Court decision means his case, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, …

'Uncharted waters': Experts suggest Trump’s looming sentence could include prison time
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Uncharted waters': Experts suggest Trump’s looming sentence could include prison time

Raw Story  

On September 18 — just 48 days before the election — former President Donald Trump is due to appear in Manhattan, where he will be sentenced for 34 felony convictions. Newsweek reported that University of California-Berkeley law professor John Yoo, who served in former President George W. Bush's Department of Justice, said Judge Juan Merchan may very well include a …

Trump seeks to push his hush-money case sentencing after the election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump seeks to push his hush-money case sentencing after the election

Daily Mail  

Former President Donald Trump 's lawyers are seeking to put off his sentencing in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial until after the election, after getting an earlier reprieve following a Supreme Court ruling. Trump wants to prevent the District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office from filing a sentencing submission while the court is considering Trump's motion on presidential immunity, following …

Trump faces 'October surprise that will hit in September' and risks plunging the election into turmoil, warns ex-Bush lawyer John Yoo
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump faces 'October surprise that will hit in September' and risks plunging the election into turmoil, warns ex-Bush lawyer John Yoo

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump could be blindsided by an 'October surprise' that would obliterate his chances at retaking the White House, a former Bush administration official has said. Trump could face an 'October surprise' in the form of a jail sentence, according to law professor John Yoo Yoo, a former Bush administration official, has sounded the alarm that Donald Trump could wind …

Donald Trump Asks Judge to Delay Sentencing in Hush Money Case Until After November Election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump Asks Judge to Delay Sentencing in Hush Money Case Until After November Election

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. Trump's lawyers wrote that a delay would also allow Trump time to weigh next steps after the trial judge, Juan M. Merchan, is expected to rule Sept. 16 on the defense's request to overturn …

Trump seeks delay in hush money trial sentencing until after November election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump seeks delay in hush money trial sentencing until after November election

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former president’s attorneys argue in a letter …

Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. Trump’s lawyers wrote that a delay would also allow Trump time to weigh next steps after the trial judge, Juan M. Merchan, is expected to rule Sept. 16 on the defense’s request to …

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to delay felony sentencing until after the election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to delay felony sentencing until after the election

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attorneys have asked for a Manhattan judge to delay his sentencing until after the November election. Attorneys for the former president and current Republican nominee wrote a letter to the court dated Wednesday pointing out that the Sept. 18 sentencing date was scheduled to take place after the start of early voting, and they argued that Trump did …

Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s attempt to toss his hush money verdict after ‘immunity’ ruling
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s attempt to toss his hush money verdict after ‘immunity’ ruling

The Independent  

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DOJ plans to prosecute Trump even after he possibly wins presidency: report
6 months ago

DOJ plans to prosecute Trump even after he possibly wins presidency: report

Raw Story  

In the event that Donald Trump wins the election and becomes the president — his Justice Department won't slam the prosecuting brakes. Read also: Supreme Court rules Trump gets limited immunity from prosecution That means motions will continue to be filed, court hearings scheduled, and a trial could plausibly still take place up until Trump's hand rests on the Bible …

Judge delays Trump’s New York sentencing until closer to US election
6 months, 1 week ago

Judge delays Trump’s New York sentencing until closer to US election

Al Jazeera  

Trump became the first former US president convicted of felony charges and was originally set to be sentenced next week. Trump’s legal team had cited the top court’s decision in a letter to Judge Juan Merchan requesting the delay in the sentencing, which was originally scheduled on July 11. The lawyers representing Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, told Merchan …

Trump plans to 'double down' on war against Judge Merchan if he gets jail time: insiders
7 months ago

Trump plans to 'double down' on war against Judge Merchan if he gets jail time: insiders

Raw Story  

Should Donald Trump receive jail time as a result of his conviction on 34 felony counts in a Manhattan courtroom, he will launch a holy war aimed at Judge Juan Merchan and encourage his followers to join him. Those attacks have been somewhat restrained because Merchan has yet to rule on jail time and legal experts believe Trump's comments could …

Trump 'more likely now' to get jail time as 'aggravating factors' pile up: legal expert
7 months ago

Trump 'more likely now' to get jail time as 'aggravating factors' pile up: legal expert

Raw Story  

Opinions on whether Donald Trump will avoid jail time after being convicted in a Manhattan courtroom on 34 felony counts are evolving as the former president continues to attack the presiding judge and refuses to admit he broke the law. In an interview with Salon's Marina Villaneuve, Adam Shlahet, director of the Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Center at Fordham Law, …

Judge warned Trump will 'take a wrecking ball' to democracy if he's not imprisoned
7 months ago

Judge warned Trump will 'take a wrecking ball' to democracy if he's not imprisoned

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has already given New York Justice Juan Merchan ample reason to sentence him to prison for falsifying business records, a columnist wrote Tuesday. Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin argued that many convictions for Class E felonies do result in prison time — and she said Trump's "conduct and character" should be enough to put him behind bars in …

How Trump’s deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing
7 months ago

How Trump’s deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. He’s claimed the case was rigged, incorrectly linked President Joe Biden to the state prosecution, called the star witness against him a “sleazebag” and said the judge was a “devil” and “highly conflicted.” What he hasn’t done is utter any variation of the …

Trump alludes to violence by his supporters if he’s jailed over 34 felony convictions
7 months ago

Trump alludes to violence by his supporters if he’s jailed over 34 felony convictions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president turned convicted felon Donald Trump has suggested his …

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