Judge Juan M. Merchan overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan postponed his sentencing until after Election Day, a significant victory for the former president as he seeks to overturn his conviction and win back the White House, reported The New York Times.
The irony of protecting the integrity of a candidate who has been convicted of trying overthrow an election should not lost in this decision. The last election, and Trump's criminal interference with that election are integral to the election coming up--Judge Merchan missed that point.
Judge Merchan rescheduled the sentencing for Nov. 26, citing the “unique time frame this
matter currently finds itself in.” He had previously planned to hand down Mr.
Trump’s punishment on Sept. 18, just seven weeks before Election Day, when Mr.
Trump will face off against Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency.
“This is not a decision this court makes lightly but it is
the decision which in this court’s view, best advances the interests of
justice,” Justice Merchan wrote in the four-page ruling, which noted that “this
matter is one that stands alone, in a unique place in this nation’s history.”
Being convicted and sentenced for tampering with an election should be a relevant issue in the current campaign. Trump is not running for city council, he is running for President. Merchan ducked the issue and a convicted felon running for president gets a break.
The judge appeared eager to skirt a swirl of partisan
second-guessing in the campaign’s final stretch. Asserting that the court is a
“fair, impartial and apolitical institution,” he said that “the integrity of
our judicial system demands” that the sentencing be “free from distraction or
distortion.”
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