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The Supreme Court Rules that Trump can Now be Sentenced, in the Hush Money Trial Convictions

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Sentencing for Trump's 34 felony convictions, cannot be delayed.
It will probably happen in September of this year.

This Supreme Court decision agrees with their guidelines that they
gave, describing when a president has immunity from prosecution.

A sitting president does not have global immunity from prosecution.
He is only protected when carrying out Constitutional responsibilities.
Judges and courts (juries) may decide when an act of a former president,
was NOT committed as a Consitutional responsibility, and so is open to
prosecution.

This is the commonsense interpretation of the Consitution, that the
President is NOT above the law.
 

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Sentencing for Trump's 34 felony convictions, cannot be delayed.
It will probably happen in September of this year.

This Supreme Court decision agrees with their guidelines that they
gave, describing when a president has immunity from prosecution.

A sitting president does not have global immunity from prosecution.
He is only protected when carrying out Constitutional responsibilities.
Judges and courts (juries) may decide when an act of a former president,
was NOT committed as a Consitutional responsibility, and so is open to
prosecution.

This is the commonsense interpretation of the Consitution, that the
President is NOT above the law.
"Critics, such as New York Attorney General Letitia James, accused Bailey of trying to meddle in the affairs of a different state and looking for an “end-run” around Trump’s “ongoing state court proceedings.”

Exactly. What standing does the Missouri AG have to file any kind of complaint against the sentencing phase of another state's proceedings in a case where the defendant has already been convicted?? I was saying this when GOP leaders were showing up at his trial to speak on his behalf. This is judicial interference by the Republican party.
 
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I wish theyd stop calling it the "hush-money" trial.

It's like theyre trying to embarrass Trump for his [forbidden entertainment] star affair. Or affairs - were there others?

The crime was falsifying business records in service of another crime.
 
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I wish theyd stop calling it the "hush-money" trial.

It's like theyre trying to embarrass Trump for his [forbidden entertainment] star affair. Or affairs - were there others?

The crime was falsifying business records in service of another crime.
If NDA's were really ruled as 'hush money' there would be a whole lot of rich people in jail......not that I would necessarily cry over that mind you.....
 
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If NDA's were really ruled as 'hush money' there would be a whole lot of rich people in jail......not that I would necessarily cry over that mind you.....
NDAs arent a cash payment for staying quiet.

I dont think there was anything about Trumps hush money in itself that was illegal. It could have been a car payment - so long as it involved falsification of business records.
 
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