The New York appeals court on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his sentencing Friday in his hush money case.
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Merchan Rejects Trump’s Attempts to Delay Sentencing in Hush Money Case
New York Judge Juan Merchan on Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s legal team’s attempts to delay the sentencing in the former president’s hush money case.
Read MoreManhattan D.A. Bragg’s Team Opposes Hush Money Case Dismissal, Is Open to Delaying Sentencing
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team on Tuesday confirmed it would oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to dismiss the charges against him in his hush money case, but indicated that his sentencing might face delay until after his presidency.
Read MoreJudge Delays Trump Sentencing in Hush Money Case Until After Election
Justice Juan Merchan on Friday delayed former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush money case until after the presidential election.
Read MoreFederal Judge Rejects Trump’s Bid to Transfer Case to Federal Court
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump cannot transfer his New York criminal case to federal court.
Read MoreTrump Lawyers Request Federal Court Intervene in Hush Money Case
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team asked a federal court late Thursday night to intervene in his hush money case, as he attempts to get his conviction overturned.
Read MoreHouse Judiciary Says New York Prosecutors Violated Trump’s Constitutional and Legal Rights
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump violated his constitutional and legal rights, according to a report released Tuesday by the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee and its Weaponization Subcommittee.
Read MoreBragg, Colangelo to Testify in House One Day After Trump’s July 11 Sentencing Hearing
The jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree for his reimbursement of a $130,000 payment his then-lawyer Michael Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo agreed to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee on July 12, which is one day after former President Trump’s sentencing hearing in the hush money case where he was found guilty
Read MoreRule of Lawfare: Jury Instructions from NY Judge to Manhattan Jurors in Trump ‘Hush Money’ Case Contained Made-up and Selectively Chosen Language
A New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 criminal counts related to falsifying business records last week, prompting outcry that New York Judge Juan Merchan, who was handpicked to handle the case and who donated to Joe Biden, committed misconduct during the trial, including how he handled the jury instructions. A CNN senior legal analyst reported that the case was full of so many legal stretches that employees of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office referred to it as the “zombie case.” Daniel Street, an attorney in Louisiana who writes about lawfare, told The Tennessee Star the jury instructions were “terrible.”
Read MoreCommentary: Trump’s Trials Don’t Hurt Him in the Polls
Donald Trump is out on bail in four jurisdictions facing dozens of felony charges and it does not seem to affect his ratings in the surveys. Many people wonder why.
First of all, let me assure you that Donald Trump is not made of Teflon. Rather, he is probably the most polarizing politician on earth right now. While he does have a very enthusiastic base, a majority of Americans in almost every poll have an unfavorable opinion about him. So it’s not that the various attacks, scandals, allegations, and bad press he has faced ever since he has entered politics have not affected his ratings. They have. Remember that even on the day when he won the presidential election back in 2016, he was the most negatively seen winning presidential candidate in history.
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