In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law,
The impact of the Immunity Ruling is a loud and clear signal for Justice in the United States. I am proud to be an American!"
The matter is adjourned to September 18, 2024, at 10 am for the imposition of sentence, if such is still necessary,
The president therefore may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers,
As for a President's unofficial acts, there is no immunity,
I didn’t have sex with a porn star.”
Today, the judge just postponed the inevitable,
Hush money paid to an adult film star is not related to a president's official acts,
This official-acts evidence should never have been put before the jury,
If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don't retain the services of Michael Cohen!"
The trial result cannot stand,
At the very least, we deserve a new trial,
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has agreed to postponement of Trump sentencing in light of Trump's lawyers arguing the SCOTUS immunity decision entitles them to dismissal of the conviction—they will lose that argument but judicious of Bragg to give Judge Merchan time to consider."
For all practical purposes today’s decision almost certainly means there are no limits to what a president can do. This is a fundamentally new principle, and it’s a dangerous precedent,
The American people must decide if they want to entrust... once again, the presidency to Donald Trump, now knowing he’ll be more emboldened to do whatever he pleases, whenever he wants to do it,
Although we believe defendant's arguments to be without merit, we do not oppose his request for leave to file and his putative request to adjourn sentencing pending determination of his motion,
At the end of the day, Donald Trump is a convicted felon precisely because he believed he’s above the law and was willing to do anything to gain power,
No comment. And there is nothing public yet to share,
We are in receipt of defendant's pre-motion letter dated July 1, 2024 seeking leave to file a motion to set aside the verdict pursuant to CPL § 330.30(1) based upon the Supreme Court's July 1, 2024 decision in Trump v. United States,
While defendant's letter states that he does ‘not object to an adjournment of the July 11, 2024 sentencing date,’ his request to file moving papers on July 10 is necessarily a request to adjourn the sentencing hearing currently scheduled for July 11, 2024 pending resolution of the motion,