The New York judge Juan Merchanwho presided over the criminal trial of the former American president and president-elect donald trump, postponed for a week, until November 19, the decision on the possible annulment of his sentence in the case Stormy Danielsfollowing the defense’s request to dismiss the case.
Judge Merchan was scheduled to respond this Tuesday to a defense motion to overturn Trump’s conviction in New York. His lawyers had demanded that the ruling on presidential immunity of the Supreme of USA or, failing that, it is considered that their rights as elected president They are for these purposes similar to those of a sitting president.
According to emails filed in court, Trump’s lawyer, Emil Bove, said this weekend that the “suspension and dismissal are necessary to avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump’s ability to govern”, after the victory achieved in the presidential elections on November 5th.
In May, a popular jury ruled in a verdict in that court in New York that Trump was guilty of 23 cases of falsifying documents to silence a porn actress with whom he had had an extramarital relationship. The sentence was scheduled at first for the month of julybut Merchan agreed to delay it until November 26 to avoid any interpretation of electoral interference. That is, Merchan’s final decision on whether to pursue the case or dismiss it will be made just seven days before a potentially historic ruling.
34 counts of forgery
In this case, Trump could face up to four years in prisonbut experts point out that it is most likely that Merchan will choose to impose a shorter sentenceor perhaps one of probation or periodic visits to a court. The Republican was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records within a plot in which he would have tried to hide the payment of $130,000 to the porn actress Stormy Daniels to buy your silence.
Trump denies having committed any crime, maintains his innocence and accuses Democrats of conducting a “witch hunt” against him. The Trump’s criminal conviction was the first of a former president and, this month, the Republican became the first convicted felon to reach the White House.
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