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submitted 2 months ago by Wertheimer@hexbear.net to c/news@hexbear.net

Judge Delays Trump’s Sentencing Until Nov. 26, After Election Day

The decision by Justice Juan M. Merchan means voters will be left in the dark about whether the former president will face time behind bars.

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“This is not a decision this court makes lightly but it is the decision which in this court’s view, best advances the interests of justice,” Justice Merchan wrote in the four-page ruling, which noted that “this matter is one that stands alone, in a unique place in this nation’s history.”

The judge appeared eager to skirt a swirl of partisan second-guessing in the campaign’s final stretch. A delay, he wrote, “should dispel any suggestion that the court will have issued any decision or imposed sentence either to give an advantage to, or create a disadvantage for, any political party.”

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[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

next big legal move for regular poor people: "Suspend my sentence until after my future campaign for president has concluded, because you wouldn't want to influence the election."

[-] FortifiedAttack@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago
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