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Despite the extraordinary breadth of those protections, one power they do not provide is the power to erase a jury verdict,
said Merchan, who had indicated ahead of time that he planned the no-penalty sentence For this I got indicted,
Trump lamented to the judge Friday Send Trump to prison, then you can make that comparison, although it still wouldn't be true
This was highlighted this week by the sharp contrast between the humility, humanity, empathy, and character of former President Carter as opposed to President Trump, who famously once said in a debate that he could stand on Fifth Avenue and shoot someone and it would not hurt him or his voters,
Gansler told the Washington Examiner Supporters will say the conviction was an injustice. Opponents will say the lack of punishment is an injustice,
Pitney told the Washington Examiner Liberals predictably will try to make something of this demonstrating they have learned nothing from the outcome of the election,
Shirley told the Washington Examiner Ordinary citizens do not receive those legal protections. It's the office of the president that bestows those far-reaching protections to the office holder and it was the citizenry that recently decided you should once again receive the benefits of those protections, which include the supremacy clause and presidential immunity,
It’s a bulls*** conviction that says more about our broke political system than it does about Trump’s personal conduct,
Feehery, a partner at EFB Advocacy, told the Washington Examiner Unless New York appellate courts quickly reverse these decisions, the other 49 states should give New York prosecutions the same credibility as convictions out of Russia or Cuba,
Cummins told the Washington Examiner The real Jury, the American People, have spoken, by Re-Electing me with an overwhelming MANDATE in one of the most consequential Elections in History,
Federal law imposes criminal sanctions on any felon in possession of a firearm,
Cummins, the attorney, said, ... adding Trump Never before has this court been presented with such a unique and remarkable set of circumstances,
he told Trump, who appeared in court virtually from his home in Florida This has been a very terrible experience. I think it’s been a tremendous setback for New York and the New York court system,
It’s been a political witch hunt. It was done to damage my reputation so that I would lose the election, and obviously, that didn’t work,
The imposition of sentence is one of the most difficult and significant decisions that any criminal court judge is called upon to make,
The fact is that I'm totally innocent. I did nothing wrong,
They do not reduce the seriousness of the crime or justify its commission in any way,
Today's event was a despicable charade" and we will appeal the "hoax
said Trump on social media shortly after the sentencing hearing Legally, this case should not have been brought,
Blanche said, reiterating Trump’s intention to appeal the verdict This Court lacks jurisdiction over a state court's management of an ongoing criminal trial when defendant has not exhausted his state-law remedies,
the prosecution told the Supreme Court Thursday