In the New York court, former US president and current presidential candidate, Donald Trumpwas pleaded guilty of the crime of falsification of commercial records, but He assured that he will appeal the jury’s decision pending the final sentence of Judge Juan Merchánwhich will take place next July 11.
Facing a possible sentence of up to four years in prison, the former president could be required to report periodically to a parole officer, along with travel restrictions, which would hinder the development of his campaign.
The former US president assured that he will file an appeal against the jury’s decision.
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In that sense, as soon as the sentence handed down by the jury was known, Trump’s main lawyer, Todd Blanche, filed a petition for acquittal of chargesa request that was rejected proforma by Merchán, according to the media cnn. With just over a month left for the judge’s ruling, the work that Blanche has done recently, studying the judge’s resolutions on testimonies and evidence, indicates that the defense team will present the appeal in the coming weeks.
The trials that Trump faces and could complicate his sentence
One of the options that Merchán has is sentence the former president with paroleso in the first instance he should not go to prison, but, if he is found guilty in another of the trials he faces, there is the possibility that he will be imprisoned.
The 77-year-old businessman is currently facing three court cases: two federals for hiding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida and try to annul the 2020 electionsand one state in Georgia for election interference.
“Legally, nothing changes with Trump’s status as a candidate. The Constitution only contains limited requirements to stand for election (be at least 35 years old, be a natural citizen and have resided in the United States for at least 14 years), “he wrote in his Electoral Law blog last Thursday.
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