“Now that Trump has won, his criminal problems go away” Judge in Trump’s “hush money” trial considers tossing felony conviction after election win

The Manhattan judge who oversaw Donald Trumps hush-money criminal trial is expected to announce next week if the now-president-elects historic felony conviction will still stand. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan had already delayed sentencing by more than four months to come after the election and gave himself until next Tuesday to decide if the conviction should be tossed.  Trumps overwhelming election win will now further embolden his legal team to make sure that sentencing never happens, CNN chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid noted late Wednesday, Nov. 6. Here, theyre going to argue to the judge that the sentencing should never happen because now that Trump is president-elect, Reid noted. They will say that he is entitled to the same constitutional protections as a sitting president and should be protected from state actors, and in this case, state prosecutors.  Trump, 78, faces up to four years in prison after being convicted of 34 counts of felony falsifying business records to cover up payments to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Legal experts have already predicted Trump wont face hard time. Merchan doesnt have the stomach to imprison a former president or president-elect, former prosecutor Neama Rahmani said. Now that Trump has won, his criminal problems go away.The post “Now that Trump has won, his criminal problems go away” Judge in Trumps “hush money” trial considers tossing felony conviction after election win appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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