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A sitting president can't be prosecuted, and the statute of limitations may have run by the time Trump is out of office,
Rahmani said
There is no double jeopardy issue when a judge orders a mistrial because of inadmissible evidence,
former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told NewsweekThat fact will almost surely prevent or delay any further criminal proceedings until Trump again is no longer president,
he saidNow, I was there during President Trump’s trial, and I watched this judge adjudicate matters unconstitutionally on an hourly basis. So, I'm not sure he has the wherewithal to do what's necessary under the law and forbid and stop politicization and weaponization of justice,
Patel said
The joint application for a stay of the current deadlines... until November 19, is granted,
the court wrote in an email to parties in the case
The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances and ... require careful consideration to ensure that any further steps in this proceeding appropriately balance the competing interests of (1) a jury verdict of guilt following trial that has the presumption of regularity; and (2) the Office of the President,
prosecutor Matthew Colangelo wroteThe record is clear: [the district attorney] was wrong, very wrong,
Blanche added
For all the pages that defendant devotes to his current motion, the evidence that he claims is affected by the Supreme Court’s ruling constitutes only a sliver of the mountains of testimony and documentary proof that the jury considered in finding him guilty of all 34 felony charges beyond a reasonable doubt,
Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo wrote in a 69-page responseNo President of the United States has ever been treated as unfairly and unlawfully as District Attorney Bragg has acted towards President Trump in connection with the biased investigation, extraordinarily delayed charging decision, and baseless prosecution that gives rise to this motion,
his attorney Todd Blanche wrote at the time
Understand, Trump is not going to prison even if Merchan metes out an incarceration sentence. Though the charges are felonies, they are not sufficiently serious under New York law to merit immediate detention; Trump will get bail pending appeal,
Andrew McCarthy, a former U.S. prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, wrote in an op-ed last week for Fox News Digital
In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law. Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain,
Michael Tyler, Biden’s communications director, said
The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances,
prosecutors wroteBecause an Indictment so tainted cannot stand, the charges must be dismissed,
Blanche argued
There are several murky aspects of the court's ruling, but one that is particularly relevant to this case is the issue of what counts as an official act,
said George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin
He'll ask every court in the world to intervene if he can, including the Supreme Court, so that could drag things out a bit, ... The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial
said Syracuse University law professor David Driesen, author of the book,The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5 by the people,
Trump proclaimed after his conviction in New York last spring on 34 counts of falsifying business recordsIf sanctuary cities don’t want to help us, then get the hell out of the way, because we’re coming.”
Homan told Fox NewsIn light of the effect that an indictment would have on the operations of the executive branch, ‘an impeachment proceeding is the only appropriate way to deal with a President while in office.’”
The 2000 memo concurred with the conclusion of the earlier oneMr Meadows and Mr Scavino unquestionably have relevant knowledge about President Trump’s role in the efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the events of January 6th. We hope the Department provides greater clarity on this matter,
the committee replied
We are upholding our responsibility. The Department of Justice must do the same,
echoed Representative Adam Schiff of California