{"id":2338109,"date":"2024-09-06T18:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T22:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-sentencing-delay-highlights-two-words-used-in-judges-decision\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T18:24:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T22:24:42","slug":"trump-responds-to-sentencing-delay-highlights-two-words-used-in-judges-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-sentencing-delay-highlights-two-words-used-in-judges-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Responds to Sentencing Delay, Highlights Two Words Used in Judge&#8217;s Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-responds-to-sentencing-delay-highlights-two-words-used-in-judges-decision%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338109&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former \u200bPresident Donald Trump has\u2064 received a\u2064 delay in his sentencing \u2063related to his \u2062conviction for \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-host-calls-for-rnc-to-end-pledge-to-support-2024-nominee-to-be-on-debate-stage\/\" title=\"The View host urges RNC to drop pledge supporting 2024 nominee for debate stage.\">falsifying\u2063 business records<\/a>. New \u200dYork\u2064 Judge Juan\u2063 Merchan\u200c originally set \u2062the sentencing for \u2064July following Trump\u2019s May conviction, \u2064but it has now been pushed to November 26, 2024. Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-says-fbi-seized-possible-attorney-client-privileged-information-in-trump-raid\/\" title=\"DOJ Says FBI Seized Possible \u2018Attorney-Client Privileged Information\u2019 In Trump Raid\">legal team requested<\/a> the delay to allow time for \u2063an appeals process concerning \u2064a \u200drecent Supreme Court ruling\u2063 on\u2063 presidential immunity.\u2062 The judge acknowledged the case&#8217;s unique circumstances, deciding that the delay would\u200d prevent any potential appearance of bias in relation to the upcoming presidential election, as Trump is a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump \u200creacted \u2064to the delay\u200d by emphasizing the phrase &#8220;if \u200bnecessary&#8221; from \u2062the judge&#8217;s\u2062 ruling, arguing that the case should be dismissed entirely due to what he perceives as a lack\u2064 of merit and accusing it \u2063of being a politically motivated\u2062 attack. \u200bThe judge will hear arguments \u200con\u2064 presidential immunity in \u200cNovember before making his final decision on sentencing. If Trump&#8217;s arguments are rejected, any \u2064potential sentencing could be postponed further, particularly\u2064 if he wins the election, which may protect him from serving a sentence while \u2063in office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump keyed in on the two words &ldquo;if necessary&rdquo; in New York Judge Juan Merchan&rsquo;s ruling Friday delaying sentencing in the Republican candidate&rsquo;s hearing until after November&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan oversaw Trump&rsquo;s criminal case in which he was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records regarding payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels by then Trump attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/huge-michael-cohen-admits-stealing-thousands-trump-testimony-hush-money-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Cohen<\/a> prior to the 2016 general election.<\/p>\n<p>The sentencing hearing was originally set for July 11 following the May conviction, but had been delayed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dershowitz-predicts-merchan-will-sentence-trump-prison-sept-18-throw-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sept. 18<\/a>, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on July 1 that presidents have partial immunity for official acts taken while in office.<\/p>\n<p>It is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-legal-team-gets-big-win-new-york-judge-juan-merchan-sentencing-delayed-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">postponed<\/a> until November 26.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s attorneys had requested a further delay until after the election, given that a subsequent ruling in the presidential immunity case is due on Sept. 16, which they may need to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg&rsquo;s office said they would &ldquo;defer to the Court on whether an adjournment is warranted to allow for orderly appellate litigation&rdquo; of any Trump appeal, but &ldquo;would be prepared to appear for sentencing on any future date the Court sets,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/judge-delays-trump-sentencing-hush-money-case-november-rcna167282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan responded in a <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25100931\/people-v-djt-letter-adjournment-dec-9-6-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> Friday to Trump attorney Todd Blanche and Manhattan Assistant DA Matthew Colangelo first acknowledging the case &ldquo;is one that stands alone, in a unique place in this Nation&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, 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,&rdquo; the judge said.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan ruled, &ldquo;[T]he imposition of sentence will be adjourned to avoid any appearance &ndash; however unwarranted-that the proceeding has been affected by or seeks to affect the approaching Presidential election in which the Defendant is a candidate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Merchan stated in his final order, &ldquo;the sentencing in this matter, if necessary, is adjourned to November 26, 2024.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The judge will hear the Trump legal team&rsquo;s arguments on presidential immunity in November before making a sentencing ruling, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/06\/trump-trial-sentencing-hush-money-00177749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Merchan rejects Trump&rsquo;s immunity arguments and proceeds to sentencing, Trump may not have to serve it until after the appeals process has been exhausted, which would take at least several months. And if he is elected president in November, his sentence almost certainly would be suspended while he&rsquo;s in office,&rdquo; the news outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump picked up on the two words, &ldquo;if necessary,&rdquo; in Merchan&rsquo;s order.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote in a  post, &ldquo;I greatly appreciate the words &lsquo;if necessary&rsquo; being utilized in the Decision, because there should be no &lsquo;if necessary&rsquo; &ndash; This case should be rightfully terminated, as we prepare for the Most Important Election in the History of our Country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113092041539493827\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Concerning the conviction overall, Trump wrote, &ldquo;The Manhattan D.A. Witch Hunt has been postponed because everyone realizes that there was NO CASE, I DID NOTHING WRONG! It is a political attack against me by Comrade Kamala Harris and other Radical Left Opponents for purposes of Election Interference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-reacts-sentencing-delay-bragg-case-says-case-should-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, &ldquo;The case was delayed because everyone realizes there was no case and I did nothing wrong,&rdquo; adding, &ldquo;It is a case that should never have been brought.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 45th president said, &ldquo;The case should be dead.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The New York case was the only one of the four criminal cases brought against Trump during the election year to go to trial.<\/p>\n<p>Special counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jack-smith-introduces-new-indictment-trump-reason-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Smith&rsquo;s<\/a> two federal cases and Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/georgia-appeals-court-gives-trump-great-news-fight-fani-willis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fani Willis&rsquo;<\/a> election interference case all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-lawmakers-and-regulators-failed-to-rein-in-big-tech-in-2023\/\" title=\"Lawmakers and regulators&#039; inability to control Big Tech in 2023\">faced legal hurdles<\/a>, which ultimately prevented them proceeding before the election.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Judge Merchan presided over Trump&#8217;s criminal case, where he was found guilty of 34 counts related to falsifying business records concerning payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels by Trump&#8217;s former attorney, Michael Cohen, prior to the 2016 election. The sentencing was initially scheduled for July 11 following Trump&#8217;s conviction in May but was pushed back to September 18 after a U.S. Supreme Court decision on July 1 that granted presidents partial immunity for actions taken while in office. It has now been rescheduled for November 26.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s legal team requested this further delay until after the election due to an expected ruling regarding presidential immunity set for September 16, which they may need to appeal. Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s office indicated they would leave it up to the court whether a postponement is appropriate for orderly appellate litigation of any potential Trump appeal but stated they are ready for sentencing whenever the court decides.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter responding to Trump\u2019s attorney Todd Blanche and Manhattan Assistant DA Matthew Colangelo, Judge Merchan acknowledged that this case holds a unique position in American history and expressed concerns about conducting a sentencing hearing amid such complexities. He ruled that any sentence would be delayed &#8220;to avoid any appearance\u2014however unwarranted\u2014that the proceeding has been affected by or seeks to affect&#8221; the upcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan concluded his order by stating that if necessary, sentencing will be adjourned until November 26, 2024. He plans to hear arguments from Trump&#8217;s legal team regarding presidential immunity before making a final decision on sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>Trump highlighted &#8220;if necessary&#8221; from Merchan&#8217;s order in his post, expressing gratitude but asserting there should be no need for it as he believes the case should be dismissed entirely ahead of what he calls &#8220;the Most Important Election in History.&#8221; He characterized his conviction as part of a political witch hunt led by figures like Kamala Harris aimed at interfering with elections and insisted there was no valid case against him.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Fox News, Trump reiterated that everyone recognizes there is no legitimate case against him and claimed it should never have been pursued at all; he believes it should have been dropped entirely. This New York case is notable as it&#8217;s currently the only one among four criminal cases against Trump during this election year that&#8217;s gone to trial; other federal cases led by Special Counsel Jack Smith and Georgia&#8217;s District Attorney Fani Willis faced obstacles preventing them from moving forward before Election Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2338110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Picture-2024-09-06T162454.207.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36589,40347,33579,38548,3634],"class_list":["post-2338109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-judges-decision","tag-legal-response","tag-news-update","tag-sentencing-delay","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Picture-2024-09-06T162454.207.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}