Trump urges Supreme Court to act before sentencing

Lina Portman3 weeks ago

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Former President Trump on Sunday called on the Supreme Court to act before his sentencing in July after he was found guilty of 34 counts during his secret trial in New York last week.

Trump, in an article on Truth Social, complained that his sentencing in the New York case was scheduled four days before the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where the GOP is expected to formally nominate him for president.

The former president also used his position to attack Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), who brought the charges against him, and Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the trial, and argued that he was unfair that these two “will make a decision that will determine”. the future of our nation.

“The United States Supreme Court MUST DECIDE!” » Trump posted.

Trump last week became the first former US president to be convicted after a jury of 12 New Yorkers found him guilty on all counts of falsifying business records to cover up alleged affairs during his 2016 campaign.

He could face prison time, even though first-time offenders accused of crimes like Trump's are rarely incarcerated. Bragg declined to say whether prosecutors would seek prison time for the former president, insisting prosecutors would speak in their court filings in the coming weeks.

Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11. He said he would appeal the guilty verdict, which would be brought to a higher court in New York.

The U.S. Supreme Court is already considering a separate case in which the former president argued he should be immune from prosecution for his actions after the 2020 election, when he tried to overturn the results.

If the conservative-majority court rules in favor of Trump on this case, many of his other pending criminal indictments could be overturned. Even if the court doesn't go that far, its ruling could delay action in several cases involving Trump beyond the November election.

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