In a letter to Judge Merchan earlier today, New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg is asking for a postponement of sentencing.
Regardless of the corrupt Lawfare trial outcome, the Supreme Court ruling around presidential immunity has thrown a wrench into the former prosecution’s case.
Alvin Bragg used evidence, within the trial, that has been deemed by the Supreme court to be inadmissible. President Trump’s lawyers are filing a motion to overturn the judgement based on the SCOTUS ruling. Bragg now requests additional time to review the Lawfare consequences and construct his own legal strategy.
[SOURCE]
As pointed out by attorney Jeff Clark – […] “Bragg agrees that Trump has filed a motion to dismiss the New York charges in light of yesterday’s immunity ruling. The Manhattan DA needs until July 24 to respond.
Also, Bragg admits that the legal effect of Trump’s ruling + their requested extension meaning that Trump should not be sentenced in New York until the motion is resolved.
This means that if Bragg gets his extension (which he will), the earliest Judge Merchan could deny a motion to dismiss the case and reset sentencing would be July 25. And that would be only after studying the matter for a single day, which should be insufficient. And doesn’t even consider oral argument on the motion if that gets held.
The Republican Convention is from July 15-18, so Trump will not be sentenced before the Convention!
On balance of all factors, the earliest Trump gets sentenced is realistically now some day in August.
And in reality, the whole case should get tossed before then. (Source)
According to Politico, the sentencing has been delayed until September 18th.
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s sentencing in his Manhattan criminal case has been delayed until Sept. 18 so that the former president can present new arguments that his conviction should be tossed out in light of Monday’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity.
The sentencing, which had been set for July 11, will now take place less than two months before Election Day. (link)
“if such is still necessary”…. lol 😂
When you look at the issue through a Lawfare prism, things start to take on a different context. Perhaps one of the reasons Bragg is making this request for a delay is that the Lawfare team are now a little overwhelmed.
The SCOTUS immunity ruling means McCord, Weissmann, Eisen et al, have to restructure the strategy and instructions in 4 separate cases, simultaneously, involving Trump and the Supreme Court ruling.
All those legal motions, counter predictive responses, and legal arguments are now needed almost simultaneously. As a result, the Lawfare group needs more time.
The district attorneys (New York / Atlanta) and Special Counsel Jack Smith will not be asking for more time simply because Trump’s legal team are requesting it. The prosecution teams will likely be requesting time on behalf of Weissmann/Eisen et al, to be proactive with a new strategy and Lawfare approach.
In essence, the ever-present *strategic benefit* of scale, the collective Lawfare weight (4 venues) against the individual target Trump, has now become a strategic liability as an outcome of the SCOTUS ruling.
All four venues will need responsiveness simultaneously. Weissmann, Eisen, McCord, Berke, Goldman, etc will now be burning the midnight oil trying to catch up.
I anticipate far fewer appearances on MSNBC cable, because they will not have time.
Let’s watch and see if I’m correct
How to get out of this?
The SUNLIGHT BURNS!
Merchan knows that he is in deep trouble. SCOTUS upset his apple cart like Trump did to the Uniparty in 2016!
He’s now rightfully afraid for him and his corrupt daughter!
President Trumps retribution will be a success and they know it.
When is it the Kenyan’s turn? Expose him to the sunlight. He’s the light-bringer isn’t he?
“Can’t somebody help me let go of this pig!” Judge Merchan
BREAKING🚨Judge Merchan has vacated Donald Trump’s July 11th sentencing date and will delay it until September 18th “if such is still necessary.”
https://x.com/james_jinnette1/status/1808215098797838392
Lunacy knows no bounds.
Sunlight is coming. The SCOTUS ruling means Merchan’s court is going to get SCOTUS scrutiny.
There’s going to be a panic, not because they failed to get Trump, but because the SCOTUS ruling opens the door for President Trump to arrest them in a few months.
Exactly! Now they see the potential consequences for their unlawful behavior and they know that President Trump’s new AG will have unlimited forensic access to all of their texts, emails and communications with Lawfare Anarchists like Eisen, Weissman, McCord & Co.
They know that they could be bankrupted and convicted.
Unlike the President of the United States, state and local officials have no immunity from federal prosecution!
I’m thinking that they’ve already begun wiping things clean
Probably brought in Hillary as a wiping consultant.
Not is the NSA has it. I’m sure there are people there that wouldn’t let that happen. I have alway suspected that Trump has mole operatives everywhere for his come back.
Nothing sent electronically EVER wipes clean.
Every period (.) is recorded on data servers.
Somewhere there is always someone with access to that data with a family.
The DOJ and FBI shredders are working 24/7!
Watch for smoke over Obama’s house. Don’t think they are just burning leaves!
“Like, with a cloth.” 🤣🤣
Yessir!
Nothing more damaging to our ego, id or even peace of mind than being terribly disappointed. Let’s pray for Trump that all turns out “right” and pray for America Trump is elected. That just about covers it.
Slava Tebje Gospodi, Slava Tebje.
From your keypad to God;s ears!
https://rumble.com/v34ic0v–trump-subpoena-power-and-eo-13848-us-a-bankrupt-corporation-space-force.html
Trump Subpoena Power and EO 13848 – US a BANKRUPT CORPORATION – SPACE FORCE – Jan Halper-Hayes, DoD Task Force, Former Trump Transition Team Member
I have clung to this interview of Jan Halper-Hayes by some British stooge. In the interview she talks about how Space Force knows everything that these demons have done. They have all of the receipts.
Perzactly
Yeah, I actually read all of Sundance’s post.
“…remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.”
Great quote, Ghost. The Palestinians seem to forget there were consequences to those who allied themselves with Hitler. Many of them lost territory in the aftermath of WWII, but the Palestinians are the only ones we hear constantly enraged and whining about it 70 years on.
Are they seriously thinking they are going to put the leading presidential candidate, and former president, in jail in late September barely more than a month before the election, with the public’s fullest attention on the optics of such a crazy commie thing, and not generate a groundswell of “f-this” from We The People?
Based on everything they have done up to now it’s obvious they don’t care anymore. What are we going to do? The Army has F15’s as Biden has reminded us.
Just as we have family members, so does the Army…
The more complicated a system, the easier it is to incline it to being parked on the shoulder, waiting for a wrecker.
They also have the power to declare a national emergency and direct mail-in voting only.
For our safety, of course.
WOLVERINES.
😉
GOD Bless~!
“THEY” have neighbors/relatives as well as enemies too! The sword cuts in both directions. There’s a helluva lot more of us than them!
That’s exactly what the plan is. A Gorsuch insider said yesterday that Merchan will sentence Trump to a multi-year jail term.
The Supreme Court just telegraphed a very strong message to Merchan, Smith, Chutkun and Fani.
I think they read it loud and clear!
Exactemundo. They know it is all over but their crying.
On the other hand, it may well turn out that survival cancels programming, and Merchan ends up running away from it for his own future…
I am not sure, at this point, that he can run far enough away to avoid his future. Venezuela maybe. Or perhaps Columbia.
Qatar is probably where the Elite crooks will prefer. The Clintons transferred money into bank accounts there shortly after FIB announced their fake investigation about her illegal servers while SOS and looking into the Clinton Foundation. Apparently Qatar doesn’t expedite to the US.
Insider? Like an auxillary abreast of the eavesdropped goings on?
Soak it in cider!
Bee Ess
Not going to happen. He is pissing his pants now and will soon be crapping in them.
Desperation and panic unhinge many a sane mind.
But we aren’t talking about those now.
Yes.
Yes, they have no shame.
Well, if there is an “incident” threatening “our democracy” ’round about that time, 50% of We the People will support putting said candidate in jail just in case.
No. They have delayed out of fear and will back down for the same reason.
It’s not that Joe Biden has dementia now, and has been incompetent all his life, it’s that those around him, the very people who are calling the shots that are also incompetent. BTW, who has access to the nuclear codes? It sure as hell is not Joe. That entire White House crew can only be trusted with seeing lightning, hearing thunder and smelling crap.
If Joe has the codes no worries I heard they take seven minutes to activate. With his brain fog seven minutes is an eternity.
Maybe Jill has the codes…or Hunter. YIKES!
We are no longer a serious country.
Maybe that’s what was in the ring she passed to someone on the tarmac. What the hell, may as well give those away too.
That thought actually occurred to me as well… she has clearly been running the show for a while!
Preparing at the POTUS desk on AF1 on way to G7. Yes, that is the caption to the photo…
She still is not wearing a ring. Don’t understand the significance. But there is a reason for everything they do.
But “the Cover girl” donned it on the latest issue of Vouge.
https://nypost.com/2024/07/01/us-news/jill-biden-features-on-vogue-cover-vows-not-to-give-up-on-joe-after-disastrous-debate/
Well, she was posing for a PhotoShop to rival Moochelle’s endless spreads of ocular implausibility.
At least her dress wasn’t made from upholstery cloth.
I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if their marriage was already dissolved, and they’re just keeping up appearances at this point. It would explain the way she treats him, not as a beloved spouse but a nuisance.
It was a relationship of exploitation from the beginning.
I know one thing. Joe doesn’t have the codes because he isn’t running the country
“BTW, who has access to the nuclear codes? It sure as hell is not Joe. “
Maybe Hunter. He has been sitting in a lot of White House meetings lately.
Lawfare smacked down by law of unintended consequences. That’s funny. And Divine.
What a tangled web this Lawfare weaves.
I look forward to seeing President Trump in Milwaukee!
Are the Lawfare swine being paid by us?
Yes, and paid well beyond the government pay scale for lawyers. They are being paid at the white glove private law firm rates $500- $1,000 an hour by the government.
I think you meant “white – shoe”. 😊
‘Bragg now requests additional time to review the Lawfare consequences and construct his own legal strategy.’🤣 Best one yet, Sundance!!😉
More like determine how he can best run with his tail between his legs.
Whatever Bragg (read: the DC cabal surrounding Joe Biden that’s actually running this circus) comes up with, it will be “novel” if nothing else, you can be sure of that. 😉
J
I love how triggering this must be to Colangelo, who has made it his life’s goal to “get Trump.”
Maybe not going back to the DOJ anytime soon.
Certainly not after November 5th except to clean out his desk! LOL
He might be grabbing a bedroll with all of his possessions in a clear trash bag!
And get arrested.
He’d probably make a pretty good clerk in the prison law library.
The only thing that has changed is that now Merchant has a plausible out, not to sentence Trump, with the SC ruling. The leftists know that if they sentenced Trump, his poll numbers would go up. They do not want that or more donations to Trump’s re-elections. Now, with the SC ruling, that gives Mechan a way out.
Merchan has a bigger problem with his daughter laundering all that money she received. Millions. I wouldn’t be surprised should Trump get elected, if the Merchan fam doesn’t make a beeline back to Columbia.
Indeed.
Many calculations of individual vulnerability taking place now.
Who will return them to the U.S. for trial.
They don’t care. Blind hatred and the goal: to destroy all who oppose them.
The problem they have BIG PICTURE is that SCOTUS ain’t havin’ it.
It’s not about time. SCOTUS stuck a fork in Jack Smith. Justice Thomas apparently twisted the knife:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/us/politics/clarence-thomas-special-counsel-appointment.html
Lawfare now has to decide whether to cut their losses. Jack Smith is toast and Thomas gave them a preview of what is coming. Chutkan will try the old “emanations and penumbras” obfuscation and rule Trump’s acts weren’t official. She might even get lucky (lol) and get another random (lol) assignment of judges at the Appellate court.
But SCOTUS is anticipating this by mocking both the Jack Smith/Lawfare team (“good faith”) and the judges who went along with it. There was a lot of preemptive ruling in their ruling.
Eileen Cannon can effectively dismiss today. The entire documents case involves official acts, including the decision to send Trump the documents. He accepted them, they’re his, that’s an official act. DOJ cannot later say it wasn’t. GSA delivered the documents to Trump under the PRA. She can not only dismiss, she can order every page returned to Trump.
Cannon has been running a grand jury (of sorts) targeting Jack Smith for months. Even getting them to admit to evidence tampering.
SCOTUS essentially threw down the gauntlet and dared Lawfare to bring them more cases to strike down.
The phony “conviction” in New York was both a PR and a financial victory for Trump. YUUUGE victory. They need an escape hatch on that case. Because that “conviction” is now also headed for SCOTUS.
Lawfare has to start thinking about ways to avoid sunlight. They don’t need time to regroup and attack. They need to shift gears and figure out the cover up.
Why? Because they can no longer threaten Trump with “obstruction” as President when he blows their cover.
I expect a lot of delays to try and keep the cases alive until November. The document shredders and cell phone hammers will be working overtime.
^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS!!!
Great analysis and summation. 💥
He is on fire tonight!
Great analysis 👍 Just one more thing.. What about FANNY. You know ‘ The sharpest spoon in the drawer’…
It’s a good thing “Big Fanny” isn’t in England…
Bragg, Coangelo and Merchan already placed a very large bullseye on their own backs.
They may want to take it off now!
cell phone hammers
Beautiful!
You’re absolutley right…My first thought after reading Justice Thomas’s consenting opinion was, he just telegraphed to Judge Cannon that she can rule that Jack Smith was not appointed legitimitly and thus throw the case out and let Smith appeal to the Supreme court…Which he probably won’t, because he would know what awaits him.
They’ll walk away from the case before they allow SCOTUS to rule Jack Smith’s appointment is unlawful. They’ll want to try and preserve that weapon for future use.
I do think Thomas was telling her “we’ve got your back”.
Exactemundo.
Call Hollyweird!
Due to that new Weight, perhaps Team Evil (McCord, Weissmann, Eisen et al) will decide their best chance now to smear our presumptive GOP Nominee, Former President Donald Trump will be to get their Hollyweird Drug Addicts/Pedos to whip up a quick Fictional Trial screen play where their best actors play their desired roles to Convict PDJT on TV to get their message out that he is not Qualified to be Potus #47!
My guess,…. they pulled something like this a month before before Trump was sworn in as # 45,… remember?
I’m still pondering how they will stop Trump from being the next president.
Biden is pretty much “dead man walking” as a candidate.I see no appetite whatsoever to put Harris into the Presidency. I think all the Dems recognize she is a HUGE liability.Gavin Newsome looks good until about 3 seconds into reading his accomplishments in California.The Dems can’t win Georgia, Wisconsin or Nevada unless Biden dies in office, or is “25thed”.I still say that Bragg’s case will get tossed, the question is “When?”. Fani Willis case is gonna get gutted by the USSC ruling. And the Jack Smith case is probably gonna get thrown out, too.These evil people have invested WAAAAAAY too much time and effort to give up now. I wonder what their next move will be and how on earth will they make it look legitimate?
Likely keep them going until after the election and when Trump wins, the cases will slowly fade away without hardly a peep.
Easy. They will stop Trump the same way they did last time. They have stacked the voter rolls in the swing states with hundreds of thousands of voters residing in non-residential addresses. They will harvest the ballots mailed to those addresses, fill them in and vote enough of them to ensure they win. Just to be safe, they are enrolling huge numbers of illegals in case they don’t have enough. Without signature verification and proof of citizenship, there is no way Lara Trump’s hundreds of lawyers are going to be able stop those ballots from being counted, especially since the counting will be done in Democrat controlled precincts under the watchful eyes of Democrat officials.
Omega4America can and has exposed the Democrats schemes, up to an including all the addresses that should not be mailed ballots. The Trump campaign and the RNC are deaf, blind and dumb and will not engage with Omega4America.
On election night, Trump will be winning, the counting will pause in the swing states, and suddenly Trump will be way behind in the count. Happened in 2020, and, on a smaller scale, in 2022. Since they got away with it then there is nothing to stop them stealing 2024.
The steal in 2020 was obvious to a deaf, dumb, and blind kid.
Yet, we still have JoeBama as pResident… and 45% or more of the idiots in this country still worship the DemonicRats.
2024 will be different – more illegals = more ballots.
For example, states are giving illegals drivers licenses & these licenses are automatically registered as voters. Even in states that are not automatic, theses “racist IDs” can be used to cast a vote.
If my some miracle, Trump is elected, there is no way he will be inaugurated.
These evil monsters have no proven over & over that they will not stop.
It’s too late. They know it’s over. They will spend all their time trying to save their own hides.
Ancient Greek tragedies were famous for portraying the theme that Hubris, an overweening pride in one’s abilities blinding one to the weaknesses and gaps in those abilities, would lead to one’s destruction.
History shows this again and again, e.g. England’s Edward II, Napoleon, the leaders of Europe in 1914, et al.
We have our own 21st-century version of Lady Macbeth and her family to add to the list, along with many, many DEM minions!
I bet she believes the airbrushed photographs in Vogue are really her.
‘many DEM minions!’
Courtesy of dominion (election machines).
History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men… Oops, wrong song! 😄
The Supremes really did a good thing here! Thank you to the 6 Justices with brains.
Will Scharf, an attorney who represents Trump in the immunity case, told CNN Monday night the high court’s ruling “absolutely” impacts the hush money case.
“The Supreme Court was very clear that for acts that fall within the outer perimeter of the president’s official responsibilities, acts that are presumptively immune from prosecution, that evidence of those acts cannot be used to try essentially private acts,” he said on “The Source.”
Trump’s attorneys pointed to evidence elicited during the trial from Trump’s time in office, including testimony from former Hope Hicks, who served as communications director in the White House; tweets that Trump sent while in office; and phone records involving Trump while he was president.
“Under Trump, this official-acts evidence should never have been put before the jury. Consistent with arguments that we made before and during the trial, the Supreme Court held in Trump that President Trump ‘may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts,’” Trump’s attorneys wrote.
“The verdicts in this case violate the presidential immunity doctrine and create grave risks of ‘an Executive Branch that cannibalizes itself,’” they added.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/politics/trump-sentencing-date-delay-proposal
Exactly what I wrote here last night! All of the communications, texts, memos, and anything Hope Hicks testified at trial are OUT!
Also, Bragg’s Prosecutors used J6th and the federal obstruction charges in their case and arguments before the jury so that’s a mistrial!
😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆
Panic at Main Justice!
Let’s watch the cockroaches 🪳 🪳 🪳 scurry to get out of the sunlight 🌞 as the worm 🪱 turns.
How many will ultimately flee the country?
How many will ultimately flee this world?
Inquisitive minds want to know!
😁
Who would have the sonsab!tches??
Strange new respect for Sea-Steading?
Ukraine!
Nyet!
Her corruption has damned her, too little will remain to safely hide in.
To the River,
Deny the Sea,
Novorossiya will be Free!
C’est bon!
There are a lot of big high profile crooks and many more low ranking crooks involved in all the illegal lawfare who will now have to watch their backs, maybe for the rest of their lives. But I suppose criminals are used to this. One can only hope we will get someone like a General Flynn as AG one day who will have the will to prosecute the lot of them. No quarter for these traitors. Any GOP who starts preaching “unity” we’ll know they are afraid of exposure themselves.
SCOTUS threw a bunch/beach load of sand in their bogus/political case!
With one ruling and a decent amount of guts, the SCOTUS re-acquired its position as a co-equal branch of government with the executive and legislative branches while at the same time putting the 4th”branch” firmly in its place-under the Executive! Bravo!
Sometimes you just have to marvel at EVERYTHING that has taken pace since June of 2015 because of one man descending a golden escalator…
Biggest sting operation in history.
DJT said “We got them all”!
Look at how things have changed just since last Thursday. It’s remarkable.
Hope Is Never Vain, for God Always Gets A Vote!!
Merchan is in deep kimchee.
Agree, and he will be screaming judicial immunity.
Merchan might have judicial immunity from state charges but certainly not from federal charges!
18 US 241 & 242.
There are a dozen of those!
He should lose his position over those unconstitutional jury instructions dictating that a unanimous verdict is unnecessary.
He’s currently at Ho Lee Fuk, with Bang Ding Ow! to follow…
Didn’t they crash a plane in San Francisco, I heard it from a reliable news source
The pilot and co-pilot, Sum Ting Wong and Wie Tu Lo, did. 😁
I hope his daughter is “quaking in her boots” also. The jurors also.
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos – “I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail” (youtube.com)
I’ve got a tiger by the tail, it’s plain to see
I won’t be much when you get through with me
Well, I’m a-losing weight and a-turning mighty pale
Looks like I’ve got a tiger by the tail
[Verse 1]
Well, I thought the day I met you, you were meek as a lamb
Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans
Now, the pace we’re livin’ takes the wind from my sails
And it looks like I’ve got a tiger by the tail
Just for fun – and with Dean Martin to boot – –
Deano!
So funny how they both pronounce the “a” – “I’ve got UHH tiger by the tail…!’ So funny.
What a contrast between country music singers then and now. Nice suits and excellent grooming. Now it’s faded stretched out T-shirts, holey jeans, and sneakers, with unshaven faces and messy, uncut hair.
Not always – some of the bluegrass bands dress very well.
Buck Owens and Roy Clark were excellent guitar players. So was Glen Campbell. I am a long -time rocker at heart and cannot stand C & W for the most part but these guys could play. Hell, one of my favorite songs is “Wichita Lineman” (Confession: I also have “Ring Of Fire” and “Friends In Low Places” on my iPod).
Ha ha. As though Big Alvin is in charge in NYC. He probably had help writing the letter.
1000 upvotes for you
He probably signed it before he knew he had written it!
That fat bastard has not wrote a dam thing for this case other than his signature!
He had to clean the Twinkie cream off the document first.
A local court will never be allowed to put the elected nominee of the Republican Party in jail 6 weeks before an election. At a minimum, Trump’s team would ask SCOTUS for an emergency writ of habeas until all appeals are made. If Trump is elected, all cases disappear posthaste!
What is the advantage of setting the date to Sept. 6?
After screaming Trump a convicted felon for months, (almost) right before the election Trump is sentenced for some jail term and hauled into prison.
Do they (Leftists) think it will help their candidate (whoever it is)?
Trump also remains with a gag order until then!
He can know safely ignore it.
It gives the Left time to replace Biden and get the campaign for whomever is the replacement going.
Iirc, “the campaign for whomever is the replacement” (or anyone else🤔, for that matter) can not gain access to the funds donated for FJB, l4Grasshopper
UNLESS…
It’s Harris.
Imho, one of the things that is being “discussed”, is, how to 86 FJB, install Harris and siphon off the $.
Then, 86 Harris at the convention and ratchet up the desperate public appeals for even MORE $ for “the campaign for whomever is the replacement” to defeat “Orange Man” and save “Their democracy”.
Kommie has a pillow with Joe’s name on it.
It’s the only way to get at the money, Maquis.
These “folks” leave a lot of destruction and misery in their wake.
They NEVER forget to grab the money on their way out the door.
You mean ”18”(?) – ”According to Politico, the sentencing has been delayed until September 18th.”
If you read the snippet of Manchin’s letter up top, he says he will make a decision Sept 6 and then sentence on Sept 18. I assume he intends to decide if the latest defense arguments can be ignored, and that depends on what his “boss” i.e. Biden, et al have to say.
Merchan.
Did you sleep through Sundance’s explanation?
They are retooling.
ŹZZZZZZZZZ……
Delay, delay, delay so that don’t have to admit they f*cked up royally.
I wouldn’t doubt FJB would sell our nuclear codes for the right price.
Lol….like a live link…every time they change, cha ching….
NO MERCY, EVEN FOR ELDERLY TRAITORS…..
Not him, but either Dr Jill, and most likely Hunter.
Who is paying them? (McCord, Weissmann, Eisen et al)
DOJ…with our taxes.
We’re paying in more ways than one. They are all lawyers on the public teat. Then the people in NYC pay again as victims of repeat criminals who are let off by DA Bragg so he can divert all resources to ‘getting Trump’. All the funds for public safety being spent on one whale hunt while less than 7% of criminal prosecutions in 2023 resulted in prison. Seems like a criminal misuse of public funds.
I’m really shocked at the Lawfare crew. If I had been them, I would have had fresh charges on tap. After all, the purpose of lawfare is not to win, but to obstruct, impoverish, delay and destroy reputations. If they had new charges ready, they could have dropped these like a hot rock.
They have run out of bullets!
They’ve already exhausted themselves fabricating these vaporous inanities.
You give them much credit to imagine they can create endless counts at will.
What they did was a shotgun approach…they threw the kitchen sink at him…they got NOTHING!
It’s what is coming to them is what makes me smile….
The dildo of consequence rarely arrives lubed…
I don’t think a non-disclosure agreement is an official, Presidential Act.
Both women accusers signed documents before Mr Trump was President. One woman was paid after he was sworn in as President.
Bragg should’ve stuck with a conviction for two misdemeanors that Trump had nothing to do with. His bookkeeper juggled the books and his lawyer handled the non-disclosures.
Statute of limitations was gone on those! Bragg’s case is kaput!
None of those things are illegal. NDAs are common and paying people for whatever reason is not illegal, unless it’s murder for hire, prostitution, drug dealing, etc. None of those things that allegedly President Trump did are illegal.
Allow me to make a not so wild prediction:
In September Merchan will “vacate” the conviction, citing the SCOTUS ruling. He will do this for several reasons:
1) It allows the Left to continue to blame SCOTUS for the immunity decision
2) By using the immunity excuse, it obviates the certainty of the conviction being overturned on appeal “on the merits”
3) By avoiding it being overturned on appeal, it allows the Left to continue to claim that Trump is a convicted felon, but who was “saved” by an out of control Court
The “nuance” of the conviction being “vacated” vice “overturned” will be ignored by the corrupt media and the rabid Dems all the way to election day.
Just my hunch !
Concur.
Entirely sound scoundrel logic.
Darn Founders still messing up the schemes of mice-like men.
But we still get to play turnabout so….win win…
WHEN THE TRUTH OUTS….IT WILL OVERSHADOW THEIR EMPTY CLAIMS….but we must prevale and we must show…NO MERCY
They can claim all they want. Once Trump is president once again, he could care less. He can’t run again.
Exactemundo.
Does Justice Sotomayor Write Her Decisions In Crayon?
TUESDAY, JUL 02, 2024 – 01:20 PM
Authored by Tho Bishop via The Mises Institute,
Following last week’s decisions, which represented a significant blow to the American administrative state, yesterday, the Supreme Court did what was widely expected: rule in favor of Donald Trump in a case related to federal prosecution over January 6. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that presidents have “presumptive immunity” for “official acts” while in office.
The decision does not necessarily kill the potential for federal prosecution, kicking the question to a lower district court about whether or not Trump’s actions constitute an “official act.”
In practice, however, it effectively delays any future decision until after the November election.
The unexceptional outcome has been met with predictable hysteria from critics of the former president, with rabid online fans suggesting that the Biden Administration would now have a green light to take extraordinary actions against a political opponent.
Of course, on this same day, a prominent Trump ally, Steve Bannon, has been ordered to turn himself into federal custody for failing to comply with a politicized Congressional probe illustrates the degree to which extraordinary action has already become commonplace in Washington.
Inane hysterics have not been limited to progressive keyboard warriors, however. Take, for example, a dissent opinion written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
She concludes with the following:
Never in the history of our Republic has a President had reason to believe that he would be immune from criminal prosecution if he used the trappings of his office to violate the criminal law. Moving forward, however, all former Presidents will be cloaked in such immunity. If the occupant of that office misuses official power for personal gain, the criminal law that the rest of us must abide will not provide a backstop.”
“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.
Those who desire a society with equal protection under the law would likely agree that no president should be “above the law.”
The problem, of course, is that what Sotomayor is describing is not a modern abomination foisted by an out-of-control, partisan court determined to protect a political patron. Instead, presidential immunity from misconduct has been the operating status quo in this country for decades.
Apparently, Sotomayor is blind to the twisted Lawfare attacks on President Trump!
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/does-justice-sotomayor-write-her-decisions-crayon
“No President should be above the Lawyers.”
-Lawyers
So sad SCOTUS had to read out loud our century’s old CONSTITUTION to even some members of their group. This is taught to grade school children ,or at least it was, until Democrats got “woke.”
Mike Davis says.. This case is toast.
Bragg used evidence subject to presidential immunity.
Merchan must declare a mistrial.
Again, a jury’s finding of guilt isn’t a conviction.
A defendant doesn’t become a felon until the judge convicts him.
Trump isn’t a felon.
A jury convicts.
A judge sentences.
The legal topic I don’t know is this: is an individual an official “felon” upon conviction or only after sentencing?
The latter.
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TOTAL EXONERATION!
It is clear that the Supreme Court’s Brilliantly Written and Historic Decision ENDS all of Crooked Joe Biden’s Witch Hunts against me, including the WHITE HOUSE AND DOJ INSPIRED CIVIL HOAXES in New York.
All of these Unfair Charges represent the WORST level of Election Interference ever seen in our Country’s long and storied History.
It must be understood, that I was Totally and Completely Innocent from the beginning of this Giant and Highly Illegal Scam, long before the Supreme Court’s Decision was released.
The impact of the Immunity Ruling is a loud and clear signal for Justice in the United States.
I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!
What’s really ironic is , by their corruptness in pushing lawfare , that opened the door for all of them to be fired by Trump .
Reminds me of that Beach boys tune , wouldn’t it be nice !
Isn’t this also part of the structure of Lawfare – it being meant for public consumption, narrative building, but not any real actual legal result?
The judge’s last sentence “if such is still necessary” pretty much is the judge’s way of telling Bragg, no mas!
That’s an astute observation. That’s exactly what it is.
Now Bragg has a fig leaf to say his team has to review the evidence to see if he has to start the case all over, and it will allow the case to go away quietly.
While it is true that the PRIMARY objective of Lawfare is “punishment by process”…..it is also true that they seek to obtain eventual legal results that they want.
Yes, even utterly ridiculous certain to be reversed idiocies that the RNC can pretend to have the vapors over and cite in an effort to deny PDJT the nomination.
RNC hardest hit?
Dr. Jill, you have a call on line one.
Who is it? I am in outfit selection, for my next magazine cover.
Legal us on the phone, they want to speak to you before they jump out the window.
“What shade of orange do you want for your prison overalls?”
Very Stable Genius Orange, please.
From Techno Fog via substack
Important to the New York case is the Supreme Court’s discussion that a prosecutor cannot “invite the jury to examine acts for which a President is immune from prosecution to nonetheless prove his liability on any charge.” A prosecutor may not “admit testimony or private records of the President or his advisers probing the official act itself,” as this presents a “unique risk” that the jury’s deliberations would be prejudiced.
During the trial, Judge Merchan allowed evidence of then-President Trump’s Tweets, public statements, and oval office meetings. As Trump’s attorneys argued yesterday, “this official-acts evidence should never have been put before the jury.” This is no mere harmless error. While it’s doubtful that Judge Merchan agrees (he’s almost anti-Trump as Judge Chutkan), this is solid grounds for appeal.
So, does this prohibition not also apply to Grand Juries?
Jacksputin certainly knows that’s so.
As does Aileen Cannon.
With a GJ, you can indict a ham sandwich just for being a ham sandwich.
But a trial jury is a whole different matter.
The issues coming out of that presentation when someone is clearly framed are malicious prosecution, false arrest and false imprisonment.
The GJ itself is held harmless.
Those are torts that can be addressed by 42 US 1983 civil law.
TOTAL EXONERATION! It is clear that the Supreme Court’s Brilliantly Written and Historic Decision ENDS all of Crooked Joe Biden’s Witch Hunts against me, including the WHITE HOUSE AND DOJ INSPIRED CIVIL HOAXES in New York. All of these Unfair Charges represent the WORST level of Election Interference ever seen in our Country’s long and storied History. It must be understood, that I was Totally and Completely Innocent from the beginning of this Giant and Highly Illegal Scam, long before the Supreme Court’s Decision was released. The impact of the Immunity Ruling is a loud and clear signal for Justice in the United States. I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112718652984583868
I recall another President who demeaned and insulted the SCOTUS in front of the world at a State of the Union. I don’t think that Pudd’nhead’s 280 seconds last night is going to be received any better by at least 6 of the justices.
Pudd’n Pants…..President Pudd’n Pants….
Pant Load Joe.
Crash dive!
Dem Law fare is failing everywhere and trumps polls are rising everywhere! This is good news , but…
I am hoping Now Lara trump and Donald J Trump and senate campaign committee(Steve daines) have a little extra time to focus on addressing the sad GOP Senate races!
Republican candidates are losing senate races in Arizona Nevada New Mexico Montana Minnesota Wisconsin michigan Pennsylvania and Maryland.
I think This is a sad mess which needs to be addressed urgently
What they need to focus on is how to deter, detect, and defeat the next round of cheating that is going to happen.
Especially ripe for this is mail in voting and unattended ballot boxes.
Agreed. They really need to get going on ground efforts to get out the vote and round up ballots. I read there is nothing going on in that regard in Pennsylvania, and local party officials aren’t happy with the RNC and say it’s winnable if they’d step things up.
That would be the RINO class providing cover fire for the deepstate…..
Maybe Mitch McConnell will once again explain in 2024 that we had “bad candidates” for senate like he said in 2020, after RNC failed to support them with enough staff and funding
Maybe he will go to his reward and we can have another celebration here.
We are losing Ohio senate race also. Sorry to be so off topic tonite
Julie Kelly…
“It is impossible to overstate how f*cking stupid Sonia Sotomayor is.
The real question is, did she cry after she wrote this?”
https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1807828673942130896
She really is an idiot…. Taking a bribe for a pardon is not an official presidential act that would be covered by immunity.
Marc Rich was unavailable for comment.
Prolly cried while writing it.
Which would explain why it was written in crayon.
Resists even liberal tears as she recognizes her fated history is sealed.
Brag needs to be prosecuted and locked up for years along with all the other lawfare judges and lawyers.
😡
They all should hang for treason….period, end of story…
Martin Armstrong has a good post today regarding…
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/trumps-sentencing-called-in-question-moved-to-september/?awt_a=1JPVU&awt_l=tcqXSn&awt_m=8seZPE3cLjqvxrVU
They are going to regroup and lock PT up for the home strech.
BREAKING: Judge Merchan Delays Trump’s Sentencing Until September Following SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Ruling
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/breaking-judge-merchan-delays-trumps-sentencing-until-september/
To presume Omnipotence is to grant Omnipotence.
They are scrambling, buried under a morass of their own making, reweaving countless spiderwebs within which they’ve entrapped themselves as they seek to sustain their foolish schemes and see if they can make something of them, anything that might stick.
Yet, here we are, hearing what they WILL do to our Champion, take it to the bank, wink wink . . . 🙄
Never give up the con.
Sentencing postponed to mid-September… preparing for the infamous “October Surprise”?
So if anything the president does while in office and his staff is part of it then would his staff is immune from prosecution? Then if so, shouldn’t Bannon and Navarro be released?
I’m sure they will make that case. Particularly Bannon who was covered by executive privilege. Navarro, IIRC, was not.