Former President Donald Trump is once again in the spotlight, this time slamming the delay in sentencing for his hush-money case as politically motivated. Judge Juan Merchan, presiding over the Manhattan case, postponed the sentencing to November 26—just three weeks after the 2024 presidential election. According to Trump, the move is all about political interference, as he fired off on Truth Social, claiming, “I DID NOTHING WRONG!”
🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump sentencing postponed until after the election pic.twitter.com/rLg4IckI52
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 6, 2024
In typical Trump fashion, he didn’t hold back, accusing Vice President Kamala Harris and other “Radical Left Opponents” of orchestrating this legal battle to derail his presidential campaign. For Trump and his supporters, this case is just another chapter in what he calls “THIRD WORLD, BANANA REPUBLIC ‘STUFF’”—a phrase he loves to use when describing what he sees as politically motivated prosecutions.
“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,” he wrote. “Nothing like this has ever happened in the United States of America – IT IS STRICTLY THIRD WORLD, BANANA REPUBLIC ‘STUFF.’”
This all stems from Trump’s conviction in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made to Stormy Daniels, dating back to the 2016 campaign. Trump argues the case should have never been brought and insists it’s a clear example of election interference, a sentiment echoed by his legal team and allies.
However, Judge Merchan has a different perspective. His reasoning for delaying sentencing was to avoid any appearance of influencing the election, maintaining that the court is “fair, impartial, and apolitical.” Merchan’s ruling aimed to shut down accusations that the case is a political hit job designed to help or harm any candidate.
“The Court is a fair, impartial, and apolitical institution,” Merchan said, adding that his decision “should dispel any suggestion that the Court will have issued any decision or imposed sentence either to give an advantage to or to create a disadvantage for, any political party and or any candidate for any office.”
Hot damn! There’s gonna be some mad liberals today…
Judge Merchan is delaying sentencing for Trump until November, after the election.
LFG! pic.twitter.com/sEjJJDq9Kn
— Angela (@LibsBeCrazy) September 6, 2024
Trump hasn’t given up, though. He’s called for the case to be “terminated,” and some legal experts speculate that the Supreme Court may eventually step in. For now, his efforts to move the case to federal court have been blocked, with U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruling that it falls outside federal jurisdiction.
With sentencing now scheduled for after the election, it’s clear this case will continue to be a focal point in Trump’s campaign, fueling his narrative of being politically persecuted. Whether this legal saga helps or hurts his 2024 bid remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: Trump won’t be backing down anytime soon.
