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Thread #172859 Message #4207078
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
15-Aug-24 - 12:05 PM
Thread Name: Trump CONVICTED - NO new Trump threads part III
Subject: RE: Trump CONVICTED - NO new Trump threads part III
The Georgia case has several well-deserved convictions already but hit a wall with the Supreme Court decision that presidential "official acts" couldn't be used as evidence in cases. Willis didn't help herself in being involved with a coworker, though that was settled and set aside.
Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll have asked a federal appeals court to expedite Donald Trump’s appeal of the verdict in their first trial in which a jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages after finding Trump liable for defamation and battery in May 2023.
Carroll wants to see the oral arguments for the appeal scheduled to take place by July, arguing that the former president will try to further delay the proceedings, using his ongoing criminal trial or busy campaign schedule as an excuse.
The motion with the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals filed Tuesday cites Trump’s numerous attempts to delay both trials with Carroll as a signal that he’s likely to drag out the appeal.
“Donald J. Trump has demonstrated a clear pattern of dilatory, obstructionist, and bad faith conduct throughout these proceedings. With the pendency of the general presidential election campaign (which will intensify in the fall), not to mention several active state and federal criminal proceedings, Mr. Trump may well contend that any oral argument scheduled for later in 2024 must be deferred until early 2025 – at which point he could be preparing for an inauguration or awaiting another criminal trial,” the motion says.
Carroll's attorneys asked for July but it looks like the hearing is on Sept. 6. In a meeting that gives just 10 minutes per side to speak I don't know if this is to arrange a bigger hearing or if this is the whole thing, in a nutshell.