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No, Granting Sentencing Postponement Would Not Elevate Trump above the Rule of Law

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Former president Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, May 29, 2024.

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The New York Times is reporting that, sometime today, Judge Juan Merchan will rule on Donald Trump’s motion to postpone the sentencing that Merchan has scheduled for September 18 in connection with the jury’s guilty verdicts on 34 business-records felonies against the former president. The Times is relying on a filing by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, in which prosecutors related that the state judge had advised the parties of his intention to decide the postponement question by Friday.

Describing Merchan’s supposed quandary, the Gray Lady writes:

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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