This is beautiful. At the very least, shitface will now be a convicted felon without a shadow of a doubt. And that's what matters to most sane people. Also it gives dems more ammo to go after shitface while in office if only to keep reminding people he's a verified crook. Seems like he'll get community time?
Bragg turned out to be a good guy, contrary to my knee jerk comments that he wimped out or was bought out. Obviously, I was very wrong on that. Thankfully. The shoe finally dropped.
Wrong on Merchan as well, but like I said, I will happily accept looking like a fool if they both did the right thing. I'll take buffoon any day if it damages orangedonshittypants and the gop. Any.. Day....
NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Donald Trump must be sentenced on Jan. 10 in the criminal case in which he was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled on Friday, adding that he is not inclined to impose a jail sentence.
Justice Juan Merchan said he denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case due to his presidential election victory. The judge said the Republican president-elect may appear for the sentencing, which will take place just 10 days before his inauguration, either in-person or virtually.
Merchan wrote that a sentence of "unconditional discharge" - meaning no custody, monetary fine, or probation - would be "the most viable solution."
A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In Trump's second motion to dismiss the case filed since his May conviction, his defense lawyers argued that having the case hang over him during his presidency would impede his ability to govern.
Merchan rejected that argument, writing that setting aside the jury's verdict would "undermine the Rule of Law in immeasurable ways."
"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
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