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.

The judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan postponed his sentencing until after Election Day, a significant victory for the former president as he seeks to overturn his conviction and win back the White House.

In a ruling on Friday, the judge, Juan M. Merchan, rescheduled the sentencing for Nov. 26. He had previously planned to hand down Mr. Trump’s punishment on Sept. 18, just seven weeks before Election Day, when Mr. Trump will face off against Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency.

While the decision will avert a courtroom spectacle in the campaign’s final stretch, the delay itself could still affect the election, keeping voters in the dark about whether the Republican presidential nominee will eventually spend time behind bars.

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  • ninjabard@lemmy.world
    145·
    4 months ago

    “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…"

    Doubt.

        • Soup@lemmy.world
          6·
          4 months ago

          If he’s already been convicted, what’s the hold up? Like I’m sure yea there’s something we don’t know but normally I get the waiting for them wanting to build a strong body of evidence during the trial, not after a conviction.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
      5·
      4 months ago

      Seriously, imagine what would happen if he does win the election, and then gets sentences to prison. The magats will flip a shit and say the sitting President is doing it… which will only end in blood.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      4 months ago

      Pathetic. A true insult to every normal person in this country. None of us would ever get this treatment, we’d be thrown in fucking jail.

      Fuck this “justice system” the united states has.