It is “a victory” for the former American president “in the final stretch of the race for the White House”notes the Wall Street JournalA New York judge on Friday, September 6, pushed back until after the November presidential election the sentencing date for Donald Trump, who was convicted of paying a bribe to former porn star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence.
Judge Juan Merchan, who was originally scheduled to announce the Republican presidential candidate’s sentence on September 18, pushed back the sentencing date to November 26. He stressed the extraordinary nature of the case and the timing, which could be the first conviction of a former U.S. president. “This case occupies a unique place in the history of our country. […] The imposition of sentence will be postponed to avoid any appearance, however unjustified, that the proceedings have been affected by or seek to affect the upcoming presidential election in which the defendant is a candidate.”Juan Merchan argued in his decision.
The judge granted a request from Donald Trump’s lawyers to delay sentencing, arguing that a delay would lessen the election interference charges.
The billionaire welcomed the postponement, saying that the case “should be closed”. “I didn’t do anything wrong!”he said.
Voters will “vote without knowing”
“Donald Trump has succeeded in his coup”comments Politico. on “delay strategy”through appeals and delaying tactics, knows “a remarkable success”.
The postponement means that the former occupant of the Oval Office “avoided his sentencing in the spotlight, less than two months before voters go to the polls” November 5, explains the Wall Street Journal.
This mainly means that American voters “will vote without knowing whether the Republican candidate could face prison time for his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records”notes for his part the Washington Post.
[…] - Courrier international
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