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Judge Delays Trump Sentencing Until After Election

2024/9/10
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Sabrina Tavernisi:报道了特朗普量刑推迟到选举后的新闻,并探讨了这一事件的法律和政治影响。她指出,这是四起针对特朗普的刑事案件中唯一一起在选举前审判的案件,这一推迟对特朗普来说是一场法律和政治上的胜利,但同时也引发了人们对司法公正的担忧。她还强调了这一事件的特殊性,即美国前总统首次被定罪,并在再次竞选公职期间面临量刑。 Ben Protess:深入分析了特朗普量刑推迟的原因,包括最高法院关于前总统豁免权的裁决以及特朗普律师提出的相关法律论点。他解释了这些论点如何成为推迟量刑的策略,并评估了这些论点在法律上的有效性。他指出,虽然大部分证据涉及特朗普担任总统之前的时期,但特朗普律师仍试图利用最高法院的裁决,并认为法官需要先考虑是否推翻定罪。他还讨论了法官梅尔坎在这一决定中面临的压力,包括来自各方的政治压力以及如何平衡司法公正与选举进程。他分析了梅尔坎法官的背景和司法风格,并指出特朗普试图让法官退出此案,但未成功。最后,他探讨了特朗普量刑的潜在结果,包括服刑的可能性以及特朗普可能采取的法律策略,例如上诉。他特别强调了如果特朗普赢得或输掉选举,量刑将如何受到影响,以及特朗普是否可以赦免自己。 Sabrina Tavernisi: 就特朗普量刑推迟的决定以及其对司法公正和政治进程的潜在影响,与Ben Protess进行了深入探讨。她提出了关键问题,例如法官梅尔坎在做出这一决定时所面临的压力,以及这一决定对公众的看法和对美国司法体系的信任的影响。她还探讨了如果特朗普赢得或输掉选举,量刑将如何受到影响,以及这一事件的独特性和缺乏先例。

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Former President Donald Trump's sentencing in the Manhattan hush-money case has been delayed until after the election. This decision, made by Judge Juan Merchan, raises questions about the intersection of law, politics, and the judicial process.
  • Trump's sentencing was delayed from September to November 26th.
  • The delay followed Trump's appeal based on a Supreme Court immunity decision.
  • The judge aimed to avoid the appearance of influencing the election.
  • Trump's potential jail time is uncertain, with factors like his political status and lack of remorse playing a role.

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Last week, a judge in Manhattan announced that he was delaying the sentencing of Donald J. Trump until after the election. It is the only one of the four criminal cases against the former president that will have gone to trial before voters go to the polls.

Ben Protess, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, discusses Mr. Trump’s remarkable legal win and its limits.

Guest: Ben Protess), an investigative reporter for The New York Times.

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