In a court filing that was made last Friday, Aug.16, 2024, hardcore left-wing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, stated his office is not going to offer any opposition to a motion proposed by the legal team of former President Donald Trump to delay his sentencing hearing that was previously scheduled for September 18th. The request came about after the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have absolute immunity from official acts that are performed while the individual is serving in office, which might end up include actions surrounding alleged hush money payments made to former porn star Stormy Daniels.
Earlier in the summer, Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts brought against him on charges of falsifying business records. Those prosecuting the president are basically telling the judge overseeing the case, Juan Merchan, that discretion concerning the sentencing, which holds a possibility of jail time for Trump, won’t include any sort of recommendation from them.
“The People defer to the Court on the appropriate post-trial schedule that allows for adequate time to adjudicate defendant’s [presidential immunity] motion while also pronouncing sentence ‘without unreasonable delay,’” prosecutors said in the filing, according to the Washington Examiner.
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“The Supreme Court’s recent decision did not consider whether a trial court’s ruling on that distinct evidentiary question is immediately appealable, and there are strong reasons why it should not be. Nonetheless, given the defense’s newly-stated position, we defer to the Court on whether an adjournment is warranted to allow for orderly appellate litigation of that question, or to reduce the risk of a disruptive stay from an appellate court pending consideration of that question.” Their honoring of a request for a delay is the second in as many months.
JUST IN: DA Bragg does *not* oppose Trump's request to delay his sentencing, instead deferring to Justice Merchan.
They note the new/complex effect of the Supreme Court's immunity ruling. https://t.co/kOw6qETBZF pic.twitter.com/2paU87ko1q
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 19, 2024
Bonchie, a contributor with conservative publication RedState, referred to the letter sent by Bragg’s office as an “incredibly transparent” request to prevent Trump from serving any jail time, which reduces the risk of creating more public sympathy for the GOP nominee just a month after surviving an assassination attempt on his life. Lots has happened since that event took place. President Joe Biden dropped from the race, being replaced by Vice President Kamala Harris as the new nominee. The nomination will be made official at the Democratic National Convention, which is scheduled to kick off on Wednesday in the city of Chicago.
This is Bragg trying to protect Democrats from any possible backlash.
Incredibly transparent. https://t.co/GKTTtoqGrR
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) August 19, 2024
President Trump faces sentencing on 34 felony convictions and still has a federal J6 case that is all but certain to remain unresolved before Election Day. A Florida U.S. district judge last month dismissed his classified documents case, citing the Supreme Court’s July ruling. A fourth case in Georgia involving alleged election interference has been badly sidelined by prosecutorial misconduct.
In several bids to wrest media attention away from Vice President Harris, Trump has held winding press conferences from Mar-a-Lago where he accused Democrats of committing a “coup” by sidelining Biden and “installing” Harris. More than 14 million Democratic primary voters opted for Biden, a choice which has now been negated by her nomination, Trump alleges. Already, mainstream media outlets like the Washington Post are claiming that Trump’s argument is laying the groundwork for a refusal to abide by the results of the election should Harris win.
To summarize, the left doesn’t want to further transform Trump into some kind of mythical hero among his supporters and sway undecided voters over to his side by continuing to further his political persecution. Honestly, that train might have already left the station. When you look at all of the indictments brought against him, the refusal by Merchan to recuse himself from the case, plus the assassination attempt, well, it certainly looks like he’s being targeted for his views, which a great many American voters share.
Let’s hope people are still feeling pro-Trump when November rolls around.
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