'This didn't have to happen': State attorney blames Manhattan D.A. for Trump sentencing delay - MSNBC Reports

[Rhiannon12866]

Donald Trump was handed a victory this week in court as Judge Merchan delayed the sentencing for his 34 felony convictions from the hush money case until after the election.

Dave Aaronberg, state attorney of Palm Beach County, FL, shares his thoughts on the postponement and comments on the charges for the father of the 14-year-old who allegedly committed a school shooting in Georgia. - Aired on 09/07/2024.

[brush]

1. Have to say it, Bragg srewed up here. He should of strongly opposed delay of sentencing.

He delayed the intial prosecution of trump by the first team who recommended indicting trump, then he finally went through with it months later, only to win decisively, now to not stand up for sentencing on the hard-won convictions.What the hell is he thinking?

trump is not that intimidating. He should be the one intimidating trump by recommending to the judge to sentence the orange turd asap.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Agreed!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. I think Merchan has decided on prison time and is smart to delay till after the election

Option 1: Jail time before the election martyrizes trump, would be called election interference

2: Jail time but begins after the election: tRump would use it all over the places calling it election interference

** 3: Jail time but handed down after the election. Fits given "delay" in sentencing. Most likely scenario by my reading of things.

4: No jail time: no good reason to delay sentencing since tRump could not make hay out of it since he is already convicted.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. But isn't that one big reason he's "running" again - to stay out of jail?

We keep hearing he plans on "pardoning himself..."

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Yes, but he would have to wait until inauguration day, assuming he even wins.

Merchan can sentence a president-elect to prison after the election without it being called election interference. Whatever problems it causes thus are somebody else's problems, not his.

Merchan could order him to begin serving the instant sentencing is finished and lasting until the day before Inauguration Day, if he thought it just.

[GiqueCee]

6. I heard that...

... the delay was a strategic move to keep the grotesquely corrupt Supreme Court majority from getting their grimy paws on the case before the election.
Conceivable, but not guaranteed accurate.