You can feel it in the air right now. I’m sitting in a duplex in the Mojave Desert but I fear the vibes coming through the walls, bouncing off the trees. This is a great day. Justice has been served, the American system works, and the 2024 election has just gotten swayed in a massive way. From here on out, it’s all downhill for Donald Trump, despite his cult and his allies, even his chief ally, Aileen Cannon, attempting to pollute the discourse. These notes are from the New York Times.
The lawyers approach the bench. Trump, now a felon, sits isolated at the defense table, his lawyer Susan Necheles one seat away.
Todd Blanche, Trump’s lawyer, is arguing, with the jurors gone, that the verdict is improper and should be tossed because it relied on Michael Cohen’s testimony.
The judge immediately denies the motion.
Todd Blanche asks the court for sentencing to take place in mid to late July. The prosecution does not oppose a date in mid-July.
Meanwhile, outside the courthouse all hell is breaking loose.
Trump Supporters REACT outside courthouse as Trump found GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS in Hush Money case. pic.twitter.com/iU7FH2g2hx
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) May 30, 2024
It is also unclear whether Trump will be sentenced to jail, probation, or some combination of both. People with no prior convictions on these kinds of charges typically are not sentenced to jail if they accept responsibility and plead guilty, but Trump did the opposite of that. He was defiant, trashed the judge and witnesses, and repeatedly violated court orders. These are all aggravating factors.
The other question is, to what extent will Judge Merchan consider politics in his decision on a sentence? Incarcerating a former president is something that no judge will take lightly. He has Secret Service protection, is the Republican nominee for president, and has tens of millions of rabid supporters. Merchan also mentioned several times, including in his orders on gag violations, that he is well aware of the politics of the situation and is trying to balance competing interests. No matter what Merchan does, many millions of American will be angry about his decision and he seems to fully understand that.
Trump will also certainly appeal this conviction, but whether Merchan will agree to “stay” the start of any sentence imposed is entirely discretionary. He can postpone it until after the appeal – as Steve Bannon’s judge did, or he can decide not to like the judge in Peter Navarro’s case. Generally, the standard is whether the court finds that there is a serious debatable issue on a question of law or whether the appeal is entirely frivolous. In this case there are some novel legal issues, so there is a very good chance Trump’s sentence will be stayed pending appeal.
Whatever happens, from this point forward Donald Trump will be Convicted Felon Donald Trump from today until the election and beyond. It is hard to fathom that the American people would elect a convicted felon as their president, but these are strange times so anything is certainly possible.Â
Cheering in the background as Fox announces Trump was found guilty pic.twitter.com/6CCyUiphmM
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 30, 2024
beautiful day where I live.
Just got beautifuler.
Ok, he has received a fair trial and has been found guilty by a jury of his peers…….
……now hang the God-damned son-of-a-b!tch and be done with it.
The clip of tellingly few of Trump’s rabid disciples spitting “motherf*ckers” into the NYC air demonstrates Hillary’s deplorables at their best: impotently enraged and incapable of articulating anything indicating intelligence.
The tower of grift has been legally perturbed, lurched and teetered. It’s end of days horizon is fast approaching, at a rapidly increasing rate. There’ll be pushback and threats of reprisal, but it’ll all be to nought. Spectacular face plant not far off now. Priceless history is now been written.
It’s HAPPY DANCE TIME!! NEW YORK & LADY LIBERTY GIVE DON THE CON THE FLICK!
Justice is served.
Now for the sentencing.
Oh! And the other cases are waiting. He won’t be a first time offender in those.
Delays?
We’ll wait. We can wait too.
Von Shitz is a convicted felon and cannon has been given the boot by the 11th (three judge panel) as having no jurisdiction for that case. These are good things.
btw-don’t take my statement about cannon to the bank. I cannot find the article I read this afternoon (wanted to provide a link) so now I’m wondering if it was one of those spoof things. Still looking for the article.
Don’t you just hate that? You read an article and then, when you try to find it again–even using every possible search iteration–it just doesn’t seem to be there.
BTW, I’m being entirely serious here. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read an article and when I go back to find it–even using the exact same search parameters–it just does not seem to exist.
The slave owners weren’t happy either…they started a war. Phuck these nazi morons.
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