It has just been reported by the Daily Mail that the phony hush money case brought against now-President-elect Trump has been called off indefinitely, which means Trump has likely won again.
Here’s the report:
Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush money case has been called off as the court decides how to move forward.
According to a short court note, the sentencing scheduled for later this month on November 26 has been indefinitely ‘adjourned.’
It comes as Trump’s defense team and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg are back in court.
Bragg had a November 19 deadline to make the case for how the case against the president-elect should proceed.
Last week, Judge Juan Merchan pushed back a decision on whether the Supreme Court’s historic presidential immunity decision applies to the case where the president-elect was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
Merchan had been expected to make a decision on the Trump team’s argument that the former president’s conduct was entitled to immunity protections following the ruling.
Trump was facing up to four years in jail, although many experts say the first time offender was unlikely to get jail time even before his stunning election sweep.
Attorneys for the president-elect had argued that the the case should be dismissed outright.
Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo wrote the judge last week asking for the delay and noting the ‘impact on this proceeding from the results of the Presidential election.’
Trump lawyer Emil Bove called for a stay and dismissal of the case in order to ‘avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump’s ability to govern.’
On the immunity matter, Merchan must decide whether evidence that was shown to jurors during the trial should have been kept away from jurors.
I think this case is dead at this point. President-elect Trump will be assuming office and the DOJ has long said that it can’t prosecute a sitting president. I know this is a state court in New York, but Merchan should really dismiss the case and be done with it. After all, the case was phony from the outset and never should have been brought.