Sentencing Delay: President Trump Responds via Truth Social

New York Judge Juan Merchan hit the pause button on sentencing until November 26, after the election.

President Donald Trump’s legal team is taking this as a clear victory, but the battle isn’t over yet.

Trump then went to Truth Social to post his response, pointing out that the case should be thrown out.

He stated:

“I greatly appreciate the words “if necessary” being utilized in the Decision, because there should be no “if necessary” – This case should be rightfully terminated, as we prepare for the Most Important Election in the History of our Country.

With the upcoming election and the sentencing, it looks like November will be quite eventful.

Trump Responds to Sentencing Delay, Highlights Two Words Used in Judge’s Decision https://t.co/5wbxEoxRkp

— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) September 7, 2024

The Gateway Pundit reports:

Former President Donald Trump keyed in on the two words “if necessary” in New York Judge Juan Merchan’s ruling Friday delaying sentencing in the Republican candidate’s hearing until after November’s election.

Merchan oversaw Trump’s criminal case in which he was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records regarding payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels by then Trump attorney Michael Cohen prior to the 2016 general election.

The sentencing hearing was originally set for July 11 following the May conviction, but had been delayed to Sept. 18, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on July 1 that presidents have partial immunity for official acts taken while in office.

It is now postponed until November 26.

Trump’s attorneys had requested a further delay until after the election, given that a subsequent ruling in the presidential immunity case is due on Sept. 16, which they may need to appeal.

Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said they would “defer to the Court on whether an adjournment is warranted to allow for orderly appellate litigation” of any Trump appeal, but “would be prepared to appear for sentencing on any future date the Court sets,” according to NBC News.

Merchan responded in a letter Friday to Trump attorney Todd Blanche and Manhattan Assistant DA Matthew Colangelo first acknowledging the case “is one that stands alone, in a unique place in this Nation’s history.

“Unfortunately, we are now at a place in time that is fraught with complexities rendering the requirements of a sentencing hearing, should one be necessary, difficult to execute,” the judge said.

Merchan ruled, “[T]he imposition of sentence will be adjourned to avoid any appearance – however unwarranted-that the proceeding has been affected by or seeks to affect the approaching Presidential election in which the Defendant is a candidate.”

Merchan stated in his final order, “the sentencing in this matter, if necessary, is adjourned to November 26, 2024.”

President Trump posted on Truth Social:

The Manhattan D.A. Witch Hunt has been postponed because everyone realizes that there was NO CASE, I DID NOTHING WRONG! It is a political attack against me by Comrade Kamala Harris and other Radical Left Opponents for purposes of Election Interference, and is a case that should have never been brought. Nothing like this has ever happened in the United States of America – IT IS STRICTLY THIRD WORLD, BANANA REPUBLIC “STUFF.” Importantly, The Public understands this, and so does every Legal Scholar, Expert, and Luminary, including Andy McCarthy, Jonathan Turley, Alan Dershowitz, Mark Levin, Steven Calabresi, David Rivkin, Gregg Jarrett, Katie and Andrew Cherkasky, Elie Honig, and many others. I greatly appreciate the words “if necessary” being utilized in the Decision, because there should be no “if necessary” – This case should be rightfully terminated, as we prepare for the Most Important Election in the History of our Country. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!