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To dismiss the indictment and set aside the jury verdict would not serve the concerns set forth by the Supreme Court in its handful of cases addressing presidential immunity nor would it serve the rule of law,
This lawless case should have never been brought and the Constitution demands that it be immediately dismissed,
Cheung told Fox News Digital The case has to be thrown out because it was started corruptly by an incompetent prosecutor who received millions of dollars through her boyfriend—who received it from her—and then they went on cruises all the time,
Trump said, referring to Willis' relationship with a former prosecutor on her team, Nathan Wade There should be no sentencing, and President Trump will continue fighting against these hoaxes until they are all dead."
There is no way such corrupt people can lead a case and then it gets taken over by somebody else,
Trump told Fox News Digital last month, reacting to the ruling Every major legal pundit, including Andy McCarthy, Jonathan Turley, Gregg Jarrett, and Eli Honig, has stated strongly there was no case, there is no case and this was just a witch hunt,
Trump told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview Friday They want to see if they can get a pound of flesh because every case has failed including deranged Jack Smith’s, who is on his way back to the Hague after having lost every case."
I did absolutely nothing wrong,
There has never been a judge as conflicted as this one,
Therefore, the case is entirely dead,
Only by bringing finality to this matter” will the interests of justice be served
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,
[I]n balancing the aforementioned considerations in conjunction with the underlying concerns of the Presidential immunity doctrine, a sentence of an unconditional discharge appears to be the most viable solution to ensure finality and allow Defendant to pursue his appellate options,
Thus, whatever stigma that might have existed, will most certainly not interfere with Defendant’s ability to carry out his duties - both as President-elect and as the sitting President,
While this Court as a matter of law must not make any determination on sentencing prior to giving the parties and Defendants opportunity to be heard, it seems proper at this juncture to make known the Court’s inclination to not impose any sentence of incarceration, a sentence authorized by the conviction but one the People concede they no longer view as a practicable recommendation,
the judge wrote in his ruling To vacate this verdict on the grounds that the charges are insufficiently serious given the position Defendant once held, and is about to assume again, would constitute a disproportionate result and cause immeasurable damage to the citizenry's confidence in the Rule of Law,
Here, 12 jurors unanimously found Defendant guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records with the intent to defraud, which included an intent to commit or conceal a conspiracy to promote a presidential election by unlawful means,
Defendant's status as President-elect does not require the drastic and 'rare' application of (the court's) authority to grant the (dismissal) motion,
Merchan wrote in the decision Defendant's character and history vis-a-vis the Rule of Law and the Third Branch of government must be analyzed,
Defendant has gone to great lengths to broadcast on social media and other forums his lack of respect for judges, juries, grand juries and the justice system as a whole,
