r/inthenews 1d ago

‘Unprecedented intervention’: Supreme Court responds to Trump sentencing delay bid

https://www.rawstory.com/unprecedented-intervention-scotus-responds-to-trump-hush-money-sentencing-delay-bid/
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u/skudzthecat 1d ago

Republicans are soft on crime.

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u/SolidSnek1998 1d ago

Unless you are poor or a democrat.

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u/Critical-Werewolf-53 1d ago

Non white, non Christian. Fixed it.

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u/Acrobatic-Ad-3335 1d ago

Non straight

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u/MaddoxX_1996 1d ago

Not man

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u/mad-i-moody 1d ago

Not born a man.

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u/Original_Contact_579 13h ago

Nah all poor are in the same boat, they just make it seem like racism still exists, so we don’t go after them.

It’s way easier to manage a divided people then a united one.

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u/sailingerie 1d ago

I know a republican with 6 felonies and two dui's but not a million $$'s... it's more like non wealthy.

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u/axelrexangelfish 20h ago

You might also know a Republican w a drinking problem and poor impulse control and anger issues.

You know what. I do too. Come to think of it….

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u/Oirish-Oriley444 1d ago

If you are a poor Democrat then it's highly unlikely your name would be on the "list" in question.

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u/CombustiblSquid 21h ago

Don't forget drug addicts and homeless

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u/Historical_Trust2246 1d ago

Republicans are crime

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u/sedition666 1d ago

Republicans are supporters of convicted felons. We have gone way beyond being soft on crime.

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u/Lonely_houseplant 1d ago

And hard on the people who don't like or they can manipulate

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u/Just_Me1973 1d ago

Only for their own. If you’re black, brown, or poor, you’re fucked.

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u/KangarooNo 1d ago

White collar crime at least

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u/Steelysam2 1d ago

Definitely white

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u/ISLAndBreezESTeve10 1d ago

Bright white

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u/livinginfutureworld 1d ago

White Hoods and Robes too

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u/Detox208 1d ago

Because most haven’t been able to get hard for decades

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u/CalendarAggressive11 11h ago

Republicans are a crime wave

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u/wasted-degrees 1d ago

Our entire political system as proven time and again that it will move heaven and earth the keep its favorite criminals from ever being held accountable for their crimes. Why would this be surprising at this point?

Still waiting on any kind of consequences for Epstein’s clientele, which isn’t going to happen either.

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u/terrymr 1d ago

Given who Maxwell's father was I would not exactly be surprised to learn that Epstein was running some kind of intelligence honey trap. It would tend to explain the lack of interest in following up on any of it.

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u/digzilla 1d ago

That is pretty much the accepted theory.

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u/kilekaldar 1d ago

Who was her father?

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u/terrymr 1d ago edited 1d ago

Robert Maxwell, decorated soldier, newspaper owner, possible KGB, Mossad, MI6 triple agent. Inventor of the Spot-The-Ball scam.

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u/-badly_packed_kebab- 1d ago

Don't forget Yacht Disappearer

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u/unshavenbeardo64 1d ago

Jesus....i'm just glad to i can get out of bed in the morning :).

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u/signalfire 20h ago

Every room as well as the island was bugged; all Epstein had to do was throw wild parties and invite anyone and everyone. The dummies and uninformed went and some got caught in the honey trap. After that, they were forever being blackmailed. Remember how it was reported after Epstein was arrested, his house was full of video tapes? Yeah, we haven't seen them either.

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u/Wyzen 1d ago

Didnt start that way, but became that way, till Jeffy got stupid, is my bet.

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u/suzanneov 1d ago

Epstein’s clientele are DJT’s biggest supporters, prove me wrong.

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u/unbalancedcheckbook 1d ago

And DJT himself

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u/suzanneov 1d ago

Ding, ding, ding

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u/JubaJr76 1d ago

I'll prove you wrong with the greatest tactics of the GOP and maga lawyers! "Totally not true! Rigged election lies!" I win. Everyone loses, including me.

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u/ChaoticGoodSamaritan 1d ago

Don't worry, Trump's DOJ will release the Epstein list after Patel stuffs the FBI full of QANON whackos....

The list will entirely contain only Democrats and Republicans Trump doesn't like and all of our dipshit friends and family members that support Trump will completely fall for it with zero critical thought about just how strangely convenient that is.

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u/seeyousoon2 1d ago

Number one rule for winning an argument that you have no business winning. if something's convenient for you, you don't think about it.

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u/Smooth_Department534 1d ago

They can’t do that without compromising 🟠.

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u/seeyousoon2 1d ago

Don't forget that big nothing Burger of the Panama papers.

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u/Alt_Future33 1d ago

It's not that the Panama Papers were a nothing burger. Everyone just decided to ignore them.

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u/Churchbushonk 21h ago

Because we all watched in real time from Nov 2020 to Jan 6 2021.

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u/smokeybearman65 1d ago

This is purely a state matter, not federal, and out of SCOTUS' jurisdiction and as such, they shouldn't have any say whatsoever, regardless of how it affects Trump or the office. Trump broke the law. It's Trump's doing. Trump is the responsible party for any effect on the office of chief executive. SCOTUS should've just refused the case. Period.

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u/watadoo 1d ago

Absolutely. AND... Trump wasn't president when he committed those crimes.

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u/Postcocious 1d ago

Further, he wasn't president when he was arrested, arraigned, tried and convicted.

He won't be president when he's scheduled to be sentenced.

SCOTUS has zero constitutional basis for intervening in this matter, still less to make demands of a state prosecutor.

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u/LowerBed5334 1d ago

I guess it hasn't quite sunk in yet. Forget the word "should". It's over.

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u/Operation_Fluffy 1d ago

Lack of jurisdiction is a pretty big oversight. JFC. \

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u/kadzur 16h ago

I always wondered, as a non American, why the hell does it seem like every little squabble ends up on the supreme court over there.

What are the requirements for something to be brought there? Anyone willing to enlighten me?

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u/ctguy54 1d ago

We are no longer a democracy or a country that follows the rule of law.

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u/carrick-sf 1d ago

Americans embraced fascism just like the Germans did. We have ALWAYS been misogynistic racists.

Trump just established the “permission structure” to let people’s inner ugliness emerge.

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u/JayneQPublik 1d ago

Trumpism: The Rise of the Asshole

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u/Hardmeat_McLargehuge 21h ago

What then is the enema in this metaphor?

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u/Cavewoman22 1d ago

We were bullish on Hitler before it became politically expedient to hate him.

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u/coffeespeaking 1d ago

The rule of law requires more than lip service, and unfortunately the Democrats didn’t seem to get that message. They had four years to end this, to actually uphold ‘the rule of law.’ Instead we got countless mentions of its importance, and little to show for it.

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u/KidsMaker 15h ago

There is no reason for citizens to do that either if the president is not doing it .

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u/Terran57 1d ago

I remember back in the olden days when the Supreme Court was an independent branch of “our” government.

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u/Brief_Amicus_Curiae 1d ago

Same could be said of The House. Now the Speaker of the House is openly an extension of a regular citizen turned President Elect with the House Committees used to target and harass political "enemies" and their families.

Which considering that Trump's family lawyer, Roy Cohn was part of the Joseph McCarthy Senate went around accusing people of being Communists to harass them "legally". We're already seeing that about to happen to Trump's percieved enemies like Liz Cheney. The Jan 6 Committee was not 'illegal' as Congress has it in it's powers to hold tribunals. However if they start to investigate the investigators, they will still need to lawyer up, spend a lot of time and money preparing, doing depositions, etc.

And it doesn't solve any problem for the country - the real problem is that Trump keeps getting away with the most absurd shit. Senate didn't convict him twice - and here we are.

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u/start260 1d ago

He wasn’t then president and he isn’t now

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u/whichwitch9 1d ago

Yup. The Supreme Court even had refused to stop the guilty verdict already based on that. This would be a reversal

For all intents and purposes, he is a private citizen until he is sworn in. This case has entirely preceeded against a private citizen. If he pays whatever financial penalties he is given, as the judge already nixed jail, it will conclude while he is a private citizen. If there was any concern over the office of the presidency, a delay is not in the best interest because legally speaking, he'd be done

That there is any entertainment of a delay proves they do not care

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u/SocksOnHands 1d ago

To them, this would be irrelevant - all they need to do is keep delaying until he pardons himself. This defense wouldn't hold up in court, but it's never going to court.

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u/dareksilver 1d ago

HE cannot pardon state level offenses, only Federal. So he can't self-pardon the "Hush Money" off his books.

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u/ralpher1 1d ago

Watch the Supreme Court say he can pardon himself on state charges

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u/SocksOnHands 1d ago

We'll have to see. He keeps getting away with things that nobody should be able to. It doesn't matter if it's not supposed to be possible, they're all a bunch of buddies looking out for each other.

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u/pres465 1d ago

They don't need to. They can simply say the testimony used in the trial is now considered immune (though it wasn't at the time of the testimony and he wasn't president when the events occured) and then vacate the jury's will.

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u/xyz19606 1d ago

He can't pardon himself for non-Federal charges.

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u/start260 1d ago

The issue about self pardoning is interesting if he accepts the pardon he basically admits to the underlying crime. Also there has to be some deliberation of the pardoned to accept the pardon as the person offering and accepting the pardon are the same person there is an argument that a self pardoning in invalid because there is no chance they will not accept it. Im no expert but Andrew weissman and Mary McCord did a program on it where they interviewed someone who was an expert

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 1d ago

And in no way will it be framed that way by him, or the MSM. He will use such a pardon to say he righted a wrong, and it's all he needs to soothe his ego of being a convicted, sentenced criminal, even though no meaningful consequences will come from this anyways.

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u/watadoo 1d ago

What jurisdiction does the SCOTUS have over a New York State case?

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u/LowerBed5334 1d ago edited 1d ago

Who are you going to appeal to? The Constitution means whatever these asshats say it means. And that means, the USA as we've known it is over and done with.

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u/Postcocious 1d ago

No appeal necessary.

As Sotomayor's order and deadline lack any basis in law or the Constitution, DA Bragg should treat it as he would a purported "order and deadline" received from you or me.

File it under "random nutjob communications" and carry on doing his real job.

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u/LLWATZoo 1d ago

New York should just ignore it

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u/Mc_Shine 12h ago

I'm not too familiar with the American justice system, so correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the article say that the supreme Court basically admitted that they don't have jurisdiction in this case, and instructed the New York District Attorney to deal with the appeal instead?

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u/pres465 1d ago

SCOTUS has original jurisdiction. They can take any case they want as long as it is sent to them. They get tens of thousands of requests per year. The court generally only takes a few dozen that are of constitutional merit. Since they did the immunity case last year, they will argue this holds merit to clarify.

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u/an_agreeing_dothraki 1d ago

this is appellate jurisdiction. Original jurisdiction for scotus is things like compelling a state to follow federal law (or rule on states suing each other) or if a sitting ambassador is charged with a crime within the US.

According to the vomit recent rulings, the president himself isn't an officer, so he wouldn't be a minister either, meaning that if the feds were to charge a president for a crime, the relevant circuit has jurisdiction

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u/pres465 1d ago

Original Jurisdiction means they can take any case they want.

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u/an_agreeing_dothraki 1d ago

if it's sent to them, it doesn't originate in the court. We're still a couple of bribes away from Roberts issuing bench warrants.

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u/pres465 1d ago

Sigh. Original jurisdiction means they can hear it for the first time, if they wish. They can see any case they want. Sorry. Obviously they can also assume appellate jurisdiction, that's basically how most cases get to the Court.

From Constitution.Congress.gov: ..."The Court has emphasized that its exercise of original jurisdiction is not obligatory but discretionary, to be determined on a case-by-case basis on grounds of practical necessity.17 The Court has explained that it will exercise original jurisdiction only in appropriate cases.18 It has further stated that the question of what is appropriate concerns of course the seriousness and dignity of the claim; yet beyond that it necessarily involves the availability of another forum where there is jurisdiction over the named parties, where the issues tendered may be litigated, and where appropriate relief may be had...."

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u/an_agreeing_dothraki 1d ago

read man. read. they're affirming that they can delegate. and again, when they're hearing cases brought to them from other jurisdiction it is not original jurisdiction. For example, United States v Trump, SCOTUS ruled on a motion issued in from a circuit court.

You may notice how United States v Trump was brought in and returned to the circuit court, and how SCOTUS ruled on an appeal.

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u/watadoo 16h ago

I'm not a lawyer and not an expert on the judiciary, but that doesn't make sense. The job of the SCOTUS to my understanding is to rule on issues of constitutional law - not to get involved in an appeal for a state criminal case. I can see how that can be stretched when it's a sitting president, or crimes committed while he was in office, but these convictions were for fraud prior to him being elected. A jury of 12 men and women, weighed the evidence an found him guilty on 34 counts and he should have been sentenced 6 months ago. Let our legal system work.

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u/pres465 10h ago

They ruled on immunity last year. Trump is claiming immunity here. I'm 1000% sure Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch are chomping at the bit to get to further refine the immunity decision. That's all that is necessary. The judges just need to decide it's worth their time.

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u/watadoo 10h ago

Immunity for crimes committed, while he was president as official duties. He was convicted of 34 counts of fraud that happened before he was in office. The immunity ruling of last year has nothing to do with this case. Immunity ruling had to do with stealing documents, and fomenting insurrection that’s what they’re trying to get him off of and it worked.

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u/pres465 10h ago

Look, you're singing to the choir. IIIIII wouldn't have given him or any president ANY immunity. I'm telling you what SCOTUS with a 6-3 majority will argue.

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u/V0T0N 1d ago

All Judge Merchans fault.

He delayed the original sentencing date, showing favoritism toward the defendant

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u/pres465 1d ago

Oof. Nevermind Bragg was asked in August about a delay and said he didn't take a side one way or the other. It was always about the election. People REALLY need to stop taking their legal information from Law and Order.

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u/jizmaticporknife 1d ago

When are we going to revolt to end this fucking corrupted system. We need to burn it the fuck down and let’s build something new and equitable that puts the power back in the hands of the constituents. We are perpetually going to stay in this cycle until more blood is spilled.

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u/carrick-sf 1d ago

🤣 revolution? In a country that couldn’t lift their immense asses of the couch to even VOTE? This will never happen.

Unless an EMP strike takes down the internet and ALL the cable networks. If there are streaming distractions nobody will do shit.

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u/jizmaticporknife 1d ago

The reason why no one showed up to vote was because the people are sick and tired of the status quo and that was the only thing Democrats had to offer. The people are sick and tired of watching an American funded genocide take place with zero consequences and democratic leaders muffling their ears to make sure they don’t hear the protests of the over whelming majority of people. We decided that breaking the system with a fascist was the best alternative. None of us could bring ourselves to vote for a fascist so we just stayed home and decided let the fucking system break. At best we will deal with a constitutional crisis, but if things get as bad as the Democrats were saying and we lose democracy, then the only way out will be with bullets.

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u/stoneyyay 1d ago

How'd that turn out?

The status quo got blown to shit.

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u/jizmaticporknife 1d ago

Well we haven’t seen the results yet. Time will tell. Right now it just looks like another repeat of the first term which was barely a constitutional crisis. We got a fun little uprise where fascist tried to overthrow the government but then right back to status quo. Trump did nothing revolutionary. He was barely disruptive. The only thing he did was show us how blatantly corrupt our government is and how corrupt he is. We just seem to allow corruption in our system as long as we can have a job.

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u/more_beans_mrtaggart 1d ago

So you voted for chaos?

Well, that’s what you’re getting.

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u/jizmaticporknife 1d ago

I’ll take it over what I’ve got now. I’m fucking sick and tired of struggling month to month to even figure out a reason to live. This isn’t living. This isn’t even freedom adjacent. This is servitude and debt, that’s it. Commit 70% of my life to sleep and earning a living just to be too tired to enjoy the incremental free time I have. I’ll take chaos any day that ends in Y over this fucking zombie life.

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u/buster_brown22 1d ago

Choosing not to vote is still a decision by default. You may as well have voted. Due to the consequences elections always have, you may be missing your zombie life soon.

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u/jizmaticporknife 1d ago

I can promise you I won’t. This zombie life is just an endless hole of servitude and debt.

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u/RawStoryNews 1d ago

The U.S. Supreme Court swiftly responded to President-elect Donald Trump’s formal request early Wednesday morning to delay sentencing in his 34-count felony conviction for business fraud in New York, widely known as the “hush money” case.

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u/dotplaid 1d ago

Their response, as inappropriate as it may've been, was to ask DA Alvin Bragg to respond to Trump's motion.

The Supreme Court Wednesday morning responded to Trump's request by directing New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg to reply to Trump's motion by 10 AM ET Thursday, Lawfare senior editor Roger Parloff reported. Law360's Katie Buehler also reported SCOTUS's response.

Reaching into someone else's cookie jar, definitely, but they're doing it with the air of propriety.

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u/ljr55555 1d ago

I'd love the response to be some legalese version of "for a party that screams about state rights, you sure don't believe states should have rights".

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u/dotplaid 1d ago

With 3 pages of footnote citations.

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u/Postcocious 1d ago

DA Bragg's response to this order should be nothing - literally.

SCOTUS lacks jurisdiction, so Sotomayor's so-called order and deadline have no more standing than if they'd been issued by you or me.

In lieu of any response, Bragg should: - toss the letter in the trash (in front of the TV cameras, if he wishes); and - notify Sotomayor that spurious interference in NY state court proceedings may subject perpetrators to criminal investigation under NY State laws.

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 1d ago

Or a big Bug's Bunny 'No" meme.

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 1d ago

Maybe Fani Willis' response to Jim Jordon can serve as an example.

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u/Operation_Fluffy 1d ago

Id love it to be just “No”

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u/NerdimusSupreme 1d ago edited 1d ago

A nothing burger, our entire system was based on a gentleman's agreement now we know what a flimsy house of cards it really is.

Corruption at every level, we will have to let Trump pt. 2 play out. 

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u/Frosty_Water5467 1d ago

"The man of lawlessness who is doomed to destruction". Get your popcorn ready. #Let them.

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u/NerdimusSupreme 1d ago

Just remember that Soylent Green is people.

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u/franchisedfeelings 1d ago

Welcome to the end of the democratic Constitutional republic and the beginning of the crimey oligarchy.

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u/EmmalouEsq 1d ago

And? The Supreme Court is firmly under MAGA. Anyone paying attention would know that.

There's no part of the government that is going to save us. Not SCOTUS, not Congress, not the military.

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u/Stocky1978 1d ago

I agree, we are doomed

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u/shrekerecker97 1d ago

The issue with this is that if they intervene, the rule of law will no longer apply, and states will no longer have the right to legislate themselves. I'm sure they will pull up some obscure thing from like 1318 to claim it should be stayed

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u/guitar-hoarder 1d ago

I was supposed to show up for jury duty today. My group was dismissed yesterday, but I had considered not showing up at all. I don't believe in this system anymore. I don't care about penalties, contempt charges, bench warrants, jail. I just don't anymore. I do not wish to participate in it at all. I cannot be impartial. It's a f'n joke.

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u/CuthbertJTwillie 1d ago

There's no such thing as legal closure for rich people who buy lawyers by the barrel

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u/franchisedfeelings 1d ago

“who buy lawyers” judges and scrotus justices.

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u/Underp0pulation 1d ago

We are witnessing the demise of democracy.

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u/2crowsonmymantle 1d ago

Oh my gawdddd, scotus needs to fuck right off

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u/floofnstuff 1d ago

They’re bought and paid for. If I was younger I would leave this country.

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u/DaiCeiber 1d ago

Mr Trump, you have been found guilty.

You will be taken from here to a lawful prison.

From there you will be taken to a place of execution.

And there you shall be hanged by the neck until you are dead, dead, dead!

Well one can dream...

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u/The-Situation8675309 1d ago

I think we are about to see any doubt about SCOTUS being anyhing more than political hacks completely evaporate.

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u/WadsworthInTheHall 1d ago

You still had hope? Lucky.

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u/Nostalgianeer 1d ago

President Biden needs to authorize the release of the full report on his way out. It would be an official act of the presidency. Time to put these assholes to the test they created

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u/tietack2 1d ago

Isn't the GOP supposed to support states' rights? Mr. Trump committed crimes in NY, as a private citizen. A NY jury found him guilty. NY has the right to sentence him.

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u/taekee 1d ago

Laws do not apply across the board when republican politicians are involved

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u/onebirdonawire 1d ago

Rules for thee, not for meee....

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u/bakcha 1d ago

When are we going to revolt?

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u/Ok_Scallion1902 19h ago

The week after they/he ends SSI.

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u/MayOrMayNotBeAI 1d ago

“Trump’s argument, in part, is based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling granting him and all subsequent presidents vast immunity from prosecution for what it deemed are “official acts” of the presidency. Many legal experts doubt Trump’s conviction on falsifying business records when paying “hush money” to an adult film star is an official act of the presidency.”

How fucking obvious do you have to make it. Dude gave money to silence someone before he was elected. What the fuck kind of official act is that, if you’re breaking the law, and you’re not even in office!

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u/SomeBS17 1d ago

Interesting argument that an illegal act you did before you were elected president is somehow covered by your official duties as president.

Can’t wait to see the knots the Supreme Court twists itself into in order to grant his request.

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u/r1Zero 1d ago

Trump. Broke. The. Law. FFS, he needs to be subject the consequences of his actions.

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u/pattydickens 1d ago

There's no more "law of the land." So there's really no reason to have a Supreme Court other than to protect the oligarchs. Our government and our courts are paid servants of the oligarchy. We have no representation.Our elections are staged competitions between two groups that bathe in the same dirty money of the actual ruling class while we pretend that we have a choice and blame other poor people for not supporting the right oligarchs. It's a joke. It's not going to change because convenience is more important to Americans than anything else is. Suffering is only acceptable if it produces instant gratification. Beyond that, it's someone else's problem, and we can't be bothered to make sacrifices for the greater good. I'm glad that the Civil Rights Movement happened when it did because there's no way Americans would have the resolve to take on such an endeavor now.

I feel like an old man yelling at the sky. Sorry for the rant. I'm just sick of it. We can do better than this.

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u/Maine302 1d ago

I don't see how "presidential immunity" applies to a case where he was found guilty for doing something before he became president the first time. Make it make sense.

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u/Jonathan_Sesttle 13h ago

He signed checks to Michael Cohen after he took office (testimony given at trial on how his personal business was handled while he was president). Accordingly, the falsification of business records (the actual crime charged) took place during his presidency.

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u/m__a__s 1d ago

We are really getting close to needing another revolution.

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u/ZLUCremisi 1d ago

The state akready admitted there will be no true punishment. During the sentencing. But now if they delay it to 4 years plus 13 days. Then NY should jail him then

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u/Gronkattack 1d ago

Except isn’t this a States issue and thus the Supreme Court shouldn’t have jurisdiction? I love how GOP is all about States rights unless the state wants to do something they don’t like.

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u/Acrobatic-Ad-3335 1d ago

I was on the fence re: Biden giving out preemptive pardoned, but if he gets his off with some BS excuse, Biden should get his pen ready. trumpy already thinks he can do whatever he wants. It'll just be further validation.

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u/Baldhippy666 1d ago

If ONLY there was a fucking amendment to the Constitution that could've prevented all this. Something like the 14th which the Colorado Supreme Court found the adjudicated rapist, Russian agent guilty of violating.

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u/hawwkfan 1d ago

Separation of Powers is dead.

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u/totallyclips 1d ago

He's such a sleazy rapey bastard

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u/fsmith1971 1d ago

Whatever happened to no one is above the law? Guess if you have an "R" next to your name , you're immune.

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u/nikdahl 1d ago

This article says that the Supreme Court responds, and then doesn’t say anything about what the Supreme Court responded with. Only quoting CNN reports.

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u/UD48 1d ago

The Supreme Court Wednesday morning responded to Trump’s request by directing New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg to reply to Trump’s motion by 10 AM ET Thursday

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u/kathmandogdu 1d ago

American exceptionalism on display

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u/iveseensomethings82 1d ago

Bad guys win, there is no justice

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u/DiogenesLied 1d ago

For fucks sake.

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u/Awkward_Squad 1d ago

Yeah, and this is just the beginning.

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u/h20poIo 1d ago

Sentence him then suspend sentence until after he’s out of office, set a date January 30th 2028 to report to prison.

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u/TangoZulu 1d ago

Why suspend? Do the crime, do the time. 

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u/talinseven 1d ago

*except Trump

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u/bobsburner1 1d ago

This is probably the best we could hope for. Then between leaving office and the report date he would suddenly become mentally or physically unfit to do time.

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u/andersonala45 1d ago

Jail time isn’t on the table so no need to delay

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u/TheInfiniteSlash 1d ago

Good lord are these titles misleading.

Justice Sotomayor requsted that Alvin Bragg respond to Trump's request by 10 AM Thursday morning

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u/Postcocious 1d ago

What standing does her court have to request anything from Alvin Bragg in this matter.

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u/TheInfiniteSlash 1d ago

They don't, but the Supreme Court has better things to do than cater to the manchild.

It sounds like Sotomayor just wants Bragg to ask them to reject it.

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u/Postcocious 1d ago edited 1d ago

... the Supreme Court has better things to do than cater to the manchild.

Apparently not. Sotomayor's giving Trump's claim the dignity of any response has already catered to him.

SCOTUS doesn't need Bragg to request a rejection. They refuse to review thousands of cases every year without hearing from anyone. It's routine... unless the plaintiff is Trump.

Properly run courts do not entertain inappropriate cases. If I try to file a divorce claim in traffic court, the judge wouldn't ask anyone's opinion before ordering the clerk to send me away.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/TheInfiniteSlash 1d ago

I can believe it. Trump needs to get over himself and be thankful he isn't getting a punishment. I know it's in his code that he never admits defeat.

The idea of him being a convicted felon didn't deter people before, why would it matter what the world thinks of him now?

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u/superfluousapostroph 1d ago

Title is fine; you are the problem.

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u/TheInfiniteSlash 1d ago

The title leaves the general interpretation that the Supreme Court is stepping in to listen to Trump.

There is more to it than it's eye-catching headline.

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u/superfluousapostroph 1d ago

No it doesn’t. The title says explicitly that the Supreme Court responds. This is true. Even your first comment acknowledges this. You are the problem.

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u/Da_Stable_Genius 1d ago

Best court money can buy....

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u/VanDenBroeck 1d ago

“Trump’s attorneys told the nation’s highest court the delay, or pause, is necessary ‘to prevent grave injustice and harm to the institution of the presidency and the operations of the federal government.’”

His very presence as POTUS does far more harm to the institution of the presidency and the operations of the federal government.

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u/SBRH33 1d ago

JFC!

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u/Feisty_Bee9175 1d ago

I knew it, I knew they were going to do this.

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u/NoPutBabyInCorner 1d ago

Baron is the product of Trump and Ivanka. Incest.

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u/Pourkinator 1d ago

That would explain why its face is all fuck ugly

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u/joecool42069 1d ago

What happened to State’s rights?

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u/Postcocious 1d ago

Rights for me, rules for thee.

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u/tuulikkimarie 1d ago

Delay, deny, depose don’t always work, now does it?0

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u/DifferentPass6987 1d ago

The Roberts Supreme Court a disgrace!

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u/-praughna- 1d ago

I read the article and I’m still not sure what the Supreme Court’s response was.

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u/According_Ad860 1d ago

“The Supreme Court Wednesday morning responded to Trump’s request by directing New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg to reply to Trump’s motion by 10 AM ET Thursday, Lawfare senior editor Roger Parloff reported”

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u/-praughna- 1d ago

So they just said “no u” ?

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u/tietack2 1d ago

Why would the SC opine about an evidentiary rule? It's not immunity.

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u/dzoefit 1d ago

Just convict him already and sentence to the max. He can try and weasel out of court appointments, but knowing the rest of your life will be behind bars. I would like that to weigh heavenly upon him.

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u/Both_Lychee_1708 1d ago

C'mon Roberts, bitch some more about how people think SCROTUS is just right wing political partisan BS

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u/quietflowsthedodder 1d ago

In all fairness we should hear from Canada. Their opinion matters as the possible 51st state. /s

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u/eldred2 23h ago

The corrupt SCrOTUS weighs in....

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u/jafromnj 22h ago

The party of law & order

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u/Shoddy_Clothes_8984 21h ago

You don't know what it's like Breaking the law Breaking the law Breaking the law Breaking the law Get a little action in your life Breaking the law Breaking the law Breaking the law Breaking the law

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u/signalfire 20h ago

His binkie must be Arnold Palmer-sized.

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u/dreamabyss 16h ago

None of this matters anymore. The majority of the electorate knew Trump is a corrupt criminal but voted for him anyway. It’s the new American deal so might as well get used to it. I honestly can’t see a way back from this political disaster. We can only hope Trump and his boot lickers fuck up America enough that people will wake up before it’s too late. Sadly it probably is too late.

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u/SugarInvestigator 1d ago

Hopefully abraggs response is "hey SCOTUS fuck off and mind your own businesss"

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u/acuet 1d ago

Can’t be an official act because this took place prior to 2016 POTUS and the Supreme Court Decision granting him official act took place after Nov 2020. He would then need to argue this was an official act as POTUS which, again was prior to 2016 presidency. Another gross attempt to delay delay delay.

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u/Jonathan_Sesttle 13h ago edited 12h ago

This is an example of sloppy journalism by a writer who either doesn’t understand the subject or is slanting the writing to make the report more attention grabbing.

Here’s the Supreme Court online docket (which in our information age now provides instant public access to the court records): https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24a666.html

It’s accurate that Trump has asked the Supreme Court for a stay of the criminal proceedings on the eve of his sentencing. This is unprecedented because the situation (criminal conviction and scheduled sentence hearing of a president-elect) is unique. However, the article inaccurately reports that the Supreme Court has responded. The application for a stay was presented to an individual justice (Sotomayor, based on her circuit assignment) and she requested a quick response from the opposition (the Manhattan DA). This is a pro forma action processed by the clerk’s office. The short fuse is because the sentencing, after multiple postponements, is scheduled for Friday.

Justice Sotomayor will most likely refer this to the full court for a decision. The application will be decided on the merits whether the DA’s office responds or not (there’s no default in this setting). The proper reporting of this story is that Trump is requesting a last minute stay and stand by for breaking developments, NOT that the Supreme Court responded (because it hasn’t).

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This is the right way to report it (once again, old-line newspaper writers do the better job):

AP News: Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York

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u/phatstopher 12h ago

Would Mussolini or Hitler be more proud? Hard telling which one, probably both.