By now, you’ve probably heard about Judge Merchan’s ridiculous decision to sentence President Trump in New York on January 10th — 10 days before Inauguration Day!
If not, we have the full details on that here:
Essentially, the Motion to Dismiss the so-called "hush money" case against President Trump was denied, with Judge Merchan setting a sentencing date for just 10 days before President Trump gets back in the White House.
Technically, the charges against President Trump could send him to jail for 4 years -- coincidentally, just the amount of time he would be in office.
Now, President Trump has issued a response on Truth Social:
🚨BREAKING: Trump responds to Judge Merchan’s decision requiring him to appear for sentencing on January 10th. pic.twitter.com/k7chfRqlxP
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 4, 2025
Full Truth Social post:
In case that's hard to read, here's the full post again:
Every Legal Scholar and Pundit, including the highly respected, and sadly recently passed, David Rivkin, as well as Jonathan Turley, Elie Honig, Andy McCarthy, Alan Dershowitz, Gregg Jarrett, Elizabeth Price Foley, Katie and Andy Cherkasky, Paul Ingrassia, and many others, have unequivocally stated that the Manhattan D.A.’s Witch Hunt is a nonexistent case, which is not only barred by the Statute of Limitations but, on the merits, should never have been brought. This illegitimate political attack is nothing but a Rigged Charade. “Acting” Justice Merchan, who is a radical partisan, just issued another order that is knowingly unlawful, goes against our Constitution and, if allowed to stand, would be the end of the Presidency as we know it. Merchan has so little respect for the Constitution that he is keeping in place an illegal gag order on me, your President and President Elect, just so I cannot expose his and his family’s disqualifying and illegal conflicts. I am the only Political Opponent in American History not allowed to defend myself - A despicable First Amendment Violation!...
…Merchan took the Bragg Hoax that, according to all Legal Scholars, should have been dead on arrival and, through his fraud and misconduct, gave it a semblance of “life.” While Deranged Jack Smith was “sent packing” back to The Hague, after losing all of his politically manufactured cases against me, Merchan, who is far worse and even more corrupt than Smith in his fight for my hopeless Political Opponents, just cannot let go of this charade. Is it because of his conflicts and relations that he keeps breaking the Law? This has to stop! It is time to end the Lawfare once and for all, so we can come together as one Nation and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Newsweek commented:
President-elect Donald Trump vented late Friday about a New York jurist who scheduled Trump's sentencing in his hush-money case for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration.
Although Juan Merchan, acting justice on the New York State Supreme Court, set Trump's sentencing, he indicated he would hand the president-elect an "unconditional discharge" on January 10, which means releasing a defendant without any punishment.
The announcement marks one more legal victory for Trump, who since winning the 2024 election has seen the criminal cases against him grow weaker or be dismissed altogether, thanks to a landmark Supreme Court ruling that said former presidents have some immunity for actions relating to the core powers of the Oval Office.
"Every Legal Scholar and Pundit" has "unequivocally stated that the Manhattan D.A.'s Witch Hunt is a nonexistent case, which is not only barred by the Statute of Limitations but, on the merits, should never have been brought," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
He went on to call it a "rigged charade," adding that Merchan "is a radical partisan."
ADVERTISEMENTMerchan, who presided over Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.'s criminal case against Trump, said Friday that sentencing Trump to an unconditional discharge was the "most viable solution to ensure finality and allow Defendant to pursue his appellate options."
Now, keep in mind that it's highly, highly unlikely President Trump actually goes to jail for this.
In fact, Judge Merchan's written decision implied that he will be granting President Trump a "conditional discharge," which means no jail time or penalties.
Charlie Kirk explained:
NEW: Judge Juan Merchan signals in his written decision that President Trump will face neither jail time nor penalties at his New York sentencing next week. pic.twitter.com/ghsDddji7s
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 3, 2025
This is all just what President Trump called it: a Rigged Charade.
The political left's one last dig at President Trump before he takes office and things turn around in America.
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