About TFG's sentencing delay: Andrew Weissmann just made a really good point.

[Ocelot II]

By delaying both the sentencing and the motion to dismiss until after the election, Judge Merchan ensured that SCOTUS can't possibly get its hands on it before then.

[617Blue]

1. USSC can do whatever it wants. Sick of "legal experts" who think the system is working.

These lawyers are too inured in their legalities to see what's right in front of their eyes. Merchan was afraid and he folded. F that guy.

[hlthe2b]

3. I have little to no faith in SCOTUS, but there is no path for an appeal to reach them, given no final

decision nor sentencing has taken place. State court process has to play out.

[Ocelot II]

5. Trump could petition them to stay the case on the immunity issue, even though it's a state case.

There are avenues for interlocutory proceedings. And Andrew Weissmann, of all people, surely knows that or he wouldn't have made that comment.

[hlthe2b]

6. Still has to go through Federal Appeals process... Did he maintain Trump could leapfrog the 2nd Circuit?

[Ocelot II]

8. I think he's concerned about the shadow docket; he mentioned that he didn't trust SCOTUS

to keep its hands off the case. They can do pretty much what they want procedurally, and it IIRC takes only one justice to place a matter on the shadow docket. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/supreme-court-shadow-docket

[hlthe2b]

9. Well, that is a depressing prospect...

[LauraInLA]

11. So did Andrew Weissman say this will prevent the SC from touching the case before the election, or didn't he?

Now I’m confused and don’t have a link to check for myself.

[Magoo48]

14. The SC is poisoned, diseased, vestigial, and therefore dangerous to our common welfare.

[BattleRow]

17. And to what degree are ANY of the judges

not hopelessly caught in the sticky foreign honeypot?

[LiberalArkie]

23. I easily can see that at around 8PM in some states that the vote counting is stopped

(when Trump is ahead in that state) per the precedent. of the 2000 Supreme Court Florida ruling.

[Irish_Dem]

29. I know, they live in their own legal fantasy world.

They actually think justice is being done and the system is working.

[pnwmom]

30. The worst thing for the Democrats is if this case got to this Supreme Court in time

for them to reverse the NY criminal convictions.

They could decide to take an emergency appeal and decide it in Trump's favor. That would not be beyond them.

Andrew Weiss is right; We don't need an October Surprise like that would be.

[hlthe2b]

2. Yup... And if there is any justice in the heavens and on earth, Biden will be handing over directly to Harris...

so there should be zero opportunity for him to make "Presidential claims" ...

[Think. Again.]

4. That's a good point.

But I still don't like the idea of ANY consideration, other than the evidence and testimony allowed during the trail and the allowed sentencing guidelines and standard court scheduling, to have any affect on the outcome of any trial or sentencing.

[Vinca]

7. I had another thought. Maybe the judge is planning to sentence him to prison. It would make sense for

him to go away for as long as Michael Cohen at the very least. If that happened before the election, the right would depict it as the Second Crucifixion and they'd use it to turn out votes. It also takes away a lawsuit if he's sentenced after the election. If sentenced before a loss, he'd be claiming his loss is the court's fault.

[Demobrat]

12. It sure would be nice and clean if he lost the election

and then got sentenced to what anyone else would get.
Sucks that the election was considered in any way at all, though. I thought better of this judge. Fooled again.

[Justice matters.]

27. The way the process is FUBAR he will just say he is running for 2028

RRRRight after he loses (that would be before November 26), thus, no sentencing before the end of November 2028.

[badhair77]

10. I caught that and he said it with such confidence I believed him.

I hope it’s true.

[ancianita]

13. Glad for that. It's what I said earlier on another thread.

We need to broadly understand that this SCOTUS is a clear and present danger to justice.

Everything's in place for Congress to complete judicial reform even during the inauguration, so that by then President Harris will be able to submit her 4 justice nominations.

On the day we win we'll get justice, and for at least a generation thereafter.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. That was my first thought as well.

Judges Merchan dnd Chutkan have stepped lightly in their rulings since SCOTUS voted for immunity. To me they seem wary. No one know where SCOTUS is headed exactly.

So thwarting their game until after the election is good. And Trump cant run around screaming how unfair the sentence because there is none for now.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. Alvin Bragg did *not* oppose Trump's request for postponement

Alvin Bragg did not oppose the postponement which may be a major factor in Judge Merchant's decision

Link to tweet

This might come as a surprise to some. But keep in mind that the prosecution did *not* oppose Trump’s request for postponement. And that appears to be a key factor taken into account by Justice Merchan in determining that Trump’s sentencing hearing ought to be delayed.

[Ocelot II]

19. Yup. And I wish people would stop bashing Judge Merchan,

who has handled the whole matter with impeccable fairness. He has explained his decision clearly, including the important fact that the prosecution didn't oppose the motion. If the prosecutor is OK with it, why is there so much fussing from folks jumping all over the headline, apparently without reading the damn letter or thinking about what the judge and the prosecutor are trying to accomplish.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

25. I agree

[MissouriDem47]

18. Not surprised

While I am disappointed that the sentencing is not going to happen until after the election I understand the reasoning. I believe Harris is going to win the election so the date Trump is sentenced is unimportant. In fact is will give Judge Merchan more leeway to put the hammer down.

[barbtries]

20. that is a good point.

thanks for sharing

[Dem4life1970]

21. Yes, and if TSF did win..

...there would be a constitutional crisis as these are state charges, leveled against a Private Citizen, not a Sitting POTUS. No Federal pardon touches them and the SCROTUS would have to create something out of whole cloth for Individual 1 (which they've proven they are willing to do-like with the scandalous Immunity Ruling mind you).

[msfiddlestix]

22. Not Surprised. Disappointed but I expected this outcome months ago.

I don't think we have to take a poll to determine that most people focused on justice matters as related to TFS is not at all surprised whatsoever.

[kentuck]

24. I think it was a good decision.

It has thrown Trump for a loop.

If he loses, his ground is much more shaky, in my opinion.

[Justice matters.]

28. Not if he announces he is running for 2028 after conceding.

The convicted felon knows now running for the presidency is his only chance of not doing any jailtime in this country.

[RainCaster]

31. He won't concede, "it was STOLEN from me"

He will give his usual BS talk about how the election was stolen, everybody knows that. Then ramble about some fictional cannibal and how it's acceptable for him to rape women because he's famous.

[oldsoftie]

26. People can "silver lining" it all they want; just more BS that benefits trump

He's NEVER GOING TO JAIL folks.

[mdbl]

32. If for some stupid reasons Dump should get to 270

The judge can still throw him in jail. The white house should not be turned over to a convicted felon.