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  • I saw somewhere he was going to try and focus his appeal on Stormy’s testimony. I think Judge Merchan was really smart to object on the Defense’s behalf and ask them why they weren’t objecting and if they were planning on objecting to her testimony.

    By doing that (choosing to not object), they kinda forfeited their ability to appeal on that part.

    I really hope Judge Merchan goes hard on the sentencing due to trumps public actions afterwards.

    I sure the hell wouldn’t want to put my foot in my mouth like that while sentencing loomed over my head, but I’m also someone that has never been convicted of a crime, and don’t have rabid supporters hanging on my every word and giving me millions of dollars in donations.


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    6 months ago

    Let me start by saying I loathe Trump likely way more than you do. Look at my comment history.

    Second, actually, YOU are wrong. Trump is not a felon yet. The Judgment has not been entered yet. The Judgment, which is what essentially under the law means a person has a felony conviction on their record, that happens at the time of entry of Judgment which follows the sentencing. So although colloquially we are referring to him as a convicted felon, and it’s true that he’s been convicted by a jury of 34 felony counts, that judgment doesn’t get entered until after the sentence is applied, which will be on July 11th.

    You can disagree with me, but this came from Jessica Roth, a former federal prosecutor, and she covered this on the 538 politics podcast that aired on May 30th. She talks about this at around the 12 minute mark.

    I’m betting she knows much more about the law than you or me. So maybe you should back off a bit?

    So if you don’t agree with me still, why don’t you put forth evidence to support your claim like I just did?

    Fuck donald trump though.