The sentencing of Donald Trump in the hush money case will occur on September 18, 2024. He was originally scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, 2024. This was put off until September 18 after the Supreme Court ruled on Presidential Immunity. The charges against him are falsification of business records, and Judge Merchan could sentence him to prison time for these offenses. But, immediately after sentencing, Trump’s lawyers will appeal and ask for a stay while the appeal is pending. It is expected that the Judge will grant the stay, so nothing will happen until after the election.
See link: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-prison-felony-hush-money-conviction-experts-split/story?id=111059073
Judge Aileen Cannon granted a pre-trial motion on July 15, 2024 and dismissed the Classified Documents case. She opined that prosecutor Jack Smith had been unlawfully appointed. AG Merrick Garland definitely disagrees, and will appeal the decision.
See link: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/15/politics/classified-documents-case-trump-dismissed-aileen-cannon
I will add, that much of Judge Cannon’s order to dismiss, was based on a concurring opinion by Judge Thomas in the Presidential immunity case. But, Judge Thomas was not commenting on the decision to grant partial immunity or any issues raised by either the Justice Department or Trump. What he wrote about was the legality of the special counsel office, and it wasn’t the proper way the Supreme Court is supposed to act. They are supposed to wait for cases to come before them, not render an opinion on an issue, yet to be heard by the court.
The other federal criminal case, is the January 6 election interference case. The Supreme Court’s decision granting Presidential immunity to official acts, did not dismiss the case, but certainly pushed back the timetable. A hearing is scheduled on September 5 concerning the charges and admissibility of evidence based on the Supreme Courts decision.
See link: https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/politics/special-counsel-trump-election-case-delay/index.html
The last case, is the Georgia election obstruction case, is based on RICO statutes. News of AG Willis and Attorney Wade’s relationship and subsequent hearings resulted in Attorney Wade’s being forced to resign. It wasn’t exactly what Trump and the other plaintiffs wanted, so the decision has been appealed. A decision is not expected until next year, and then this decision could be appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court. So, it is definitely stalled out way beyond the election.
So, Trump’s team with the help of conservatives on the Supreme Court and a biased Judge Cannon (in my opinion), the final judgements will wait until after the election. Should Donald Trump win the election, in short order, he will close down the special counsel’s office, and the pending federal charges will simply disappear.
I don’t want to see this happen. Everyone is treated equally under the law. No exceptions.
Stay tuned,
Dave
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