"The verdict is in. ...
Trump won't face punishment, but will be labeled a felon....
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney-Barrett joined the three Democratic appointees....
The sentencing is scheduled for Friday, January 10....
Trump has appealed Judge Merchan's decision not to throw out the guilty verdict....
"Finding no legal impediment to sentencing and recognizing that Presidential immunity will likely attach once Defendant takes his Oath of Office, it is incumbent upon this Court to set this matter down for the imposition of sentence prior to January 20, 2025."...
"the evidence related to the preserved claims relate entirely to unofficial conduct and thus, receive no immunity protections"...
It's not indefinitely. Merchan granted the application to stay the decision "pending receipt of the papers from all parties submitted in accordance with the motion schedule noted above."...
"Assuming Defendant is permitted by the Court to file a motion to dismiss and does so promptly, the People ask that their response to Defendant's motion be due on Monday. December 9."...
Merchan might throw out the conviction due to the Supreme Court ruling that a president has "at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts."...
Trump asks federal court to take jurisdiction of his New York criminal case, halt his sentencing, and dismiss the case....
Democrat U.S. Senator Promptly Breaks Rule...
"My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted...
Yale Law Professor Jed Rubenfeld lays out the basics and problems of the verdict: "What exactly was Trump just found guilty of?"...
"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."...
"and we invite all concerned Senators to join our stand"...
