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The Court is a fair, impartial, and apolitical institution,
My holding of a hush money reimbursement remains true regardless of who has the burden, whether the People or Mr. Trump,
Hellerstein wrote in his decision 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,
Steven Cheung, Trump campaign spokesperson told Fox News Digital 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,
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,
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,
Dave Aronberg, the State Attorney for Palm Beach County, told Newsweek in a Friday email before Merchan's decision 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."
He's probably appropriately sensitive to opening himself up to charges from Trump and Trump supporters that he's being too political,
Thus, defendant is not appealing from and cannot seek any stay regarding a remand order, because the district court never entered one. Rather, the only order on appeal is the district court's denial of leave to file,
This is another argument that defies reality, and it would render the Supremacy Clause a dead letter,
The pending motion does not seek an indefinite injunction of the New York County proceedings, or even the sentencing. Rather, the requested stays would maintain the status quo while this Court addresses the merits of the appeal,
This is not a decision this court makes lightly but it is a decision which in the court's view best advances the interests of justice,
The Defendant has the right to a sentencing hearing that respects and protects his constitutional rights,
Merchan wrote, noting the case A fair-minded member of the public has to be able to go away feeling that this is an appropriate sentence,
Whatever decision Judge Merchan makes will not only be the right decision, it will be driven by nothing other than that which occurred in the context of this case,
said Jill Konviser, a retired judge who has known Merchan for more than 15 years The judge is in an impossible situation, and one that doesn’t lend itself to easy comparisons,
said Charles Geyh, a law professor at Indiana University Bloomington who specialises in judicial conduct and ethics, ... adding that Mr Trump, it’s important to understand that the last thing I want to do is to put you in jail,
he said in court in early May Donald Trump will be treated fairly,
Within some quarters of the judiciary, there is the possibility of a judge running screaming from the room, and sort of seeking the least difficult way out,