Raw Story: 'A twist': Ex-prosecutor flags 'interesting footnote' in judge's Trump sentencing filing

[Dennis Donovan]

Raw Story - 'A twist': Ex-prosecutor flags 'interesting footnote' in judge's Trump sentencing filing

David McAfee
January 5, 2025 4:48PM ET

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan left a little surprise for Donald Trump in the court's recent sentencing filing in the president-elect's criminal case, a legal expert said.

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance wrote on her Substack about how, in her view, Merchan actually made the best out of a bad situation when he announced he wouldn't be sentencing Trump to jail time.

"Given that they are stuck with a bad situation that is out of their control—a convicted defendant about to become president—they are doing the best they can to preserve the conviction itself," Vance wrote. "Trump would like to do away with it altogether. They seem intent on preventing that from happening, and it would be a disgrace if Trump is able to get out from under the jury’s verdict."

In that same blog post, which is dated Sunday Jan. 5, Vance draws attention to one specific way Merchan tried to protect the conviction.

"What will sentencing look like if we get there? The Judge shared his view of the seriousness of the process when he discussed the sanctity of jury verdicts," she wrote. "There is also a very interesting footnote that comes during his discussion of the Trump lawyers’ frequent allegations of misconduct, even criminality, by the prosecution team and the Judge himself."

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[Cha]

1. Mump is "Criminal".

I can't read the rest of the story because of Ad Blocker issues.

So I hope someone tells us what is the "Footnote" that's so Interesting.

TY!

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Here's the last 2 paragraphs:

Vance goes on to say that, in the footnote, "Judge Merchan refers to Chief Justice Roberts’ recently issued report on the state of federal courts, in which the Chief Justice chastised people who question the courts."

"In a twist the Chief Justice may not have anticipated, Judge Merchan wrote, 'Dangerous rhetoric is not a welcome form of argument and will have no impact on how the Court renders this or any other Decision.' In other words, don’t expect the Judge to kowtow to the future president," the attorney wrote. "Respect for the importance of the office and the needs of the American people, absolutely. Abject deference, no. This is a Judge who is going to talk to this defendant as he would to any other following a conviction."

[Cha]

4. Wow... TY, Sweetie! lol @ ol Pontificator Judge Roberts...

yeah I bet he was Not thinking about the Criminal rapist his court helped put in office through various SHIT decisions.

"In a twist the Chief Justice may not have anticipated, Judge Merchan wrote, 'Dangerous rhetoric is not a welcome form of argument and will have no impact on how the Court renders this or any other Decision.' In other words, don’t expect the Judge to kowtow to the future president," the attorney wrote. "Respect for the importance of the office and the needs of the American people, absolutely. Abject deference, no. This is a Judge who is going to talk to this defendant as he would to any other following a conviction."

[UTUSN]

3. Here 'tis, Cha, below. & you can get free access with just an e-addy (sent to Spam).

*************QUOTE********

.... Vance goes on to say that, in the footnote, "Judge Merchan refers to Chief Justice Roberts’ recently issued report on the state of federal courts, in which the Chief Justice chastised people who question the courts."

"In a twist the Chief Justice may not have anticipated, Judge Merchan wrote, 'Dangerous rhetoric is not a welcome form of argument and will have no impact on how the Court renders this or any other Decision.' In other words, don’t expect the Judge to kowtow to the future president," the attorney wrote. "Respect for the importance of the office and the needs of the American people, absolutely. Abject deference, no. This is a Judge who is going to talk to this defendant as he would to any other following a conviction." ....

********UNQUOTE*********

[Cha]

5. TY So Much, UTUSN... It's Priceless.. I do

love Judge Merchan~💙