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Thread #172859 Message #4207975
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
05-Sep-24 - 12:55 PM
Thread Name: Trump CONVICTED - NO new Trump threads part III
Subject: RE: Trump CONVICTED - NO new Trump threads part III
This is a gift article from my NY Times account so you should all be able to read the whole thing.
“The judge is in an impossible situation, and one that doesn’t lend itself to easy comparisons,” said Charles Geyh, a law professor at Indiana University Bloomington who specializes in judicial conduct and ethics, adding that Justice Merchan’s decision would carry “historical implications.”
While Mr. Trump has already been deemed a felon, if Justice Merchan postpones his sentencing until after the Nov. 5 election, the American people will vote without knowing whether Mr. Trump will spend time behind bars.
A delay would also reward the stalling tactics Mr. Trump has deployed throughout the case, and feed the very impression the judge has labored to dispel — that the former president is above the law.
Tuning out the political noise will be a tough job when it is a full cacophony.