And I also agree with the notion...that if he [Merchan] had gone forward with this, it would have, ironically enough, served the interest of Donald Trump."
Well, first of all, it's a reasonable decision. I think that even the judge figured out that it would be enormously disruptive to the country and reflect badly on the judiciary if he attempted to insert himself into the middle of the final stages of a presidential campaign."
I don't agree with Karl Rove because up to this point, trials and convictions have not changed poll numbers. Trump supporters have already indicated in polling that even if Trump went to prison, they would still vote for him. So a prison sentence would not have changed the fundamental behavior of the Trump voters."
The public's confidence in the integrity of our judicial system demands a sentencing hearing that is entirely focused on the verdict of the jury and the weighing of aggravating and mitigating factors free from distraction or distortion,
The Manhattan D.A. Witch Hunt has been postponed because everyone realizes that there was NO CASE, I DID NOTHING WRONG!"
It is a political attack against me by Comrade Kamala Harris and other Radical Left Opponents for purposes of Election Interference, and is a case that should have never been brought,
This is not a decision this court makes lightly but it is the decision which in this court’s view, best advances the interests of justice,
The Court is a fair, impartial, and apolitical institution,
Sure, there’s an immediate benefit, but this is a play at a potential larger benefit for Authentic and Merchan down the road,
Neither the Appellate Division nor the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics could have known about this material when they issued opinions as to Justice Merchan’s continuing to preside over President Trump’s case,
I greatly respect the words ‘if necessary’ being used in this decision because there should be no, ‘if necessary,
This is especially important given the fact that Merchan appears to have engaged in unlawful campaign contributions and is on the precipice of criminally sentencing the former president of the United States,
Adjourning decision on the motion and sentencing, if such is required, should dispel any suggestion that the Court will have issued any decision or imposed sentence either to give an advantage to, or to create a disadvantage for, any political party and/or any candidate for any office,
There should be no sentencing in the Manhattan DA’s Election Interference Witch Hunt. As mandated by the United States Supreme Court, this case, along with all of the other Harris-Biden Hoaxes, should be dismissed,
My holding of a hush money reimbursement remains true regardless of who has the burden, whether the People or Mr. Trump,
We are now at a place in time that is fraught with complexities rendering the requirements of a sentencing hearing, should one be necessary, difficult to execute,
Trump can still appeal the decision like any other defendant. At some point, equal justice under the law has to mean something,
There is no good reason to postpone Trump's sentencing any further. He won't be sent straight to prison and will be allowed to appeal the ruling right away, so there is no threat of irreparable harm,
This matter is one that stands alone, in a unique place in this Nation's history, and this Court has presided over it since its inception,
Nothing in the Supreme Court's opinion affects my previous conclusion that the hush money payments were private, unofficial acts, outside the bounds of executive authority."