Trump’s lawyers are pulling out all the stops….
But the judge ain’t having it….
My guess is judge Merchan gives Trump a Conditional Discharge
That would mean under New York State law that the charges go away IF the offender does NOT follow the ‘conditon’s’ laid down by the judge….
We DO know that Donald Trump HAS problems with condtions from ANYONE except himself, eh?
Jail time (Highly Unlikely) COULD be in the offering if Trump doesn’t comply with the judges conditions..
“This Court has considered Defendant’s arguments in support of his motion and finds that they are for the most part, a repetition of the arguments he has raised numerous times in the past,” Merchan wrote in Monday’s ruling.
In May, a New York jury found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels so she would keep an alleged affair, which he denies, secret ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Merchan, who oversees the trial proceedings, had agreed to Trump’s requests to delay his sentencing until after the election. The judge rescheduled it for Friday after rejecting Trump’s efforts to toss the case over his separate immunity claims as a former president and president-elect.
Though Merchan said he is inclined to impose no jail time or punishment, the trajectory would keep Trump’s criminal conviction intact and make him the first felon to assume the presidency on Inauguration Day, now just two weeks away….
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office pushed back, noting in court filings Monday that Trump had asked for the delays and that wrapping up the case now with a sentencing the president-elect wouldn’t be required to attend in person wouldn’t interfere with his presidency.
“There is no risk here of an ‘extended proceeding’ that impairs the discharge of defendant’s official duties — duties he does not possess before January 20, 2025 in any event,” prosecutors wrote.
Trump’s ask for a delay comes as only days remain until he retakes the White House….
Trump’s attempt to delay NY felony conviction sentence appears to have failed..,,
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