*UPDATE* Judge Merchan Moves Trump Sentencing to Sept. 18 ‘if Such is Still Necessary’
Trump asked Judge Merchan to delay the sentencing due to the SCOTUS decision on presidential immunity....
Trump asked Judge Merchan to delay the sentencing due to the SCOTUS decision on presidential immunity....
"trashes the Supreme Court with prewritten remarks and then waddles away without taking questions"...
That doesn't mean Jack Smith won't keep trying to fight it....
Absolute immunity in carrying out "core constitutional powers", and presumptive immunity for all official acts: "Congress may not criminalize the President’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution." Remands to determine whether actions at issue were official or personal....
CNN: "There is a very aggressive panic in the Democratic Party. It started minutes into the debate and continues right now. They're having conversations about the president's performance, which they think was dismal."...
He can now "speak about protected witnesses and jurors."...
The same people who pushed every anti-Trump hoax that crossed their desks now suddenly want context and careful analysis for Biden's sake....
"while Trump did say that there were 'very fine people on both sides,' he also specifically noted that he was not talking about neo-Nazis and white supremacists and said they should be 'condemned totally'"...
"I would be happier, as someone who owns property in Manhattan, if the district attorney of New York County would take care of criminals who were making it impossible for citizens to walk in the streets and use the subway"...
New Sienna poll has Trump trailing Biden by just 8% in the Empire State...
"I do wish there would be an intervention from his family, assuming they love him beyond the resources … that they would intervene"...
"If Biden fails to carry Virginia in November, his path to 270 electoral votes and a second term in the White House is practically nonexistent, given his polling in other swing states."...
So none of the pending cases against Trump will happen before the 2024 election....
The revelations involve Liz Cheney. What a shock....
"The Harlem Democrat, who at times seemed like a reluctant participant in a trial he launched, secured a place in history as the first prosecutor to land the conviction of an American president."...
"The celebrants would be wise to think twice before mounting this trophy kill on the political wall."...
Theme joined by others, including John Hinderaker at Powerline: "If Trump wins in November, his Department of Justice should immediately indict Biden, and Biden should be hounded until the day he dies or goes to prison, whichever happens first."...
"Former President Donald Trump hasn't lost his voting rights in Florida. Rights are not removed in Florida where they haven't yet been stripped in the convicting jurisdiction."...
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