Attorney Alan Dershowitz criticized Judge Juan Marchand on Friday for telegraphing President-elect Donald Trump what his decision would be. He said he influenced Trump not to block his ruling.
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Trump’s effort to halt the sentencing. Marchand had indicated that Trump would be sentenced to unconditional release without jail time, fines or probation. Dershowitz told “Kudlow” that if the judges had not known about Marchand’s plans, the sentencing would have been halted. (Related article: ‘Rather aggressively aggressive’: Jonathan Turley questions timing of sentencing ahead of Trump’s inauguration)
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“The term lawfare was invented by me. I wrote about it in the late 1960s, and it became a horrible, horrible thing that was used against American democracy. Of course New York also suffered. “Trump won, of course, but the ultimate loser is the American people,” Dershowitz said. “And what Judge Marchand did was very despicable and despicable. He announced in advance that he would not sentence anyone to prison. Look, I’ve been doing this for 62 years. I don’t know what the sentencing will be from the judge. I was never told this beforehand.”
“In fact, when I take a client to court for sentencing, I ask them to bring a toothbrush because I don’t know if they’re going to go home or go to jail, but he’s not going to be sentenced before the Supreme Court. We did this on purpose to make sure we didn’t have to do this.” File a lawsuit now,” Dershowitz said. “And two of the judges fell for his trick. They said, ‘Oh, he’s not going to sentence him to prison.’ They weren’t supposed to know that. “He’s not going to stop the case because he hasn’t sentenced him to prison.” This was worse than the lawsuit. This was an attempt to manipulate the legal system. ”
According to the Supreme Court’s order, “alleged evidentiary violations in President-elect Trump’s state court trial can be addressed through the regular appellate process.”
“Second, given the trial court’s intent to issue a sentence of ‘unconditional release’ after a brief virtual hearing, the burden the sentencing imposes on the president-elect’s responsibility is relatively light,” the order states. states.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would have granted Trump’s motion to block sentencing, according to the documents.
On May 30, a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of 34 felonies for falsifying business records related to a $130,000 secrecy fee paid to former porn star Stormy Daniels.
Trump appeared virtually at sentencing hearings multiple times. characterize It claimed the payments were made as “legal fees” and that it had not falsified business records.
After the verdict, President Trump Posted At Truth Social he said he would appeal.
“By re-electing me by an overwhelming vote in one of the most consequential elections in history, the real jurors, the American people, have made their voices heard.As the American people have seen, Now, this “case” has no crime, no damages, no evidence, no facts, no law, just a highly inconsistent judge, a disqualified, disgraced star witness who is a serial perjurer, and a criminal election. There was only interference. ” he wrote. “Today’s events were a despicable travesty, but now that they are over, we will appeal these meritless hoaxes and restore the American people’s faith in our once-great justice system. ”Make America Great Again! ”
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