All he has to do is claim that something was within the outer perimeter of his official duties, and the court has to scrutinize the issue. Ultimately, I think it's a losing argument, even under the Supreme Court's very broad definitions,
I'm not sure what [Trump's lawyers] are talking about. Inviting Pecker to his inauguration? Conversations with his private attorney while he was in the White House? It seems very far-fetched, but maybe there was some evidence I don't remember,
It is unlikely Trump's hush money conviction is overturned because of presidential immunity. Most of the relevant conduct took place when Trump was a candidate for president or president-elect, and the Supreme Court only extended immunity to actions taken by sitting presidents,
An extramarital affair with a porn star and reimbursing payments to her from one's personal or business account is personal in nature,
Everyone was taken aback by SCOTUS's decision on presidential immunity, and all sides are scrambling to understand if and how it applies to the New York verdicts,
The baked-on MAGA vote holds Trump to a very different standard where felony convictions have no effect on their fervor for their candidate. But for voters who still believe in a constitutional separation of powers and rule of law, any further delay, or soft peddling on the New York verdicts, will light the fire on a final month of campaigning based on the premise of preserving democracy,
Since polling shows that the felony convictions hurt Trump with Independents and swing voters, the former president may have been better served by getting the sentencing over with in July, before the party conventions, while people are not paying attention and their thoughts are occupied with summer vacations,
It is clear that the Supreme Court's Brilliantly Written and Historic Decision ENDS all of Crooked Joe Biden's Witch Hunts against me, including the WHITE HOUSE AND DOJ INSPIRED CIVIL HOAXES in New York,
In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law,
The matter is adjourned to September 18, 2024, at 10 am for the imposition of sentence, if such is still necessary,
As for a President's unofficial acts, there is no immunity,
The president therefore may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers,
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!"
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,