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Donald Trump has been found guilty of using a criminal hush-money scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.
The verdict came after a jury deliberated for less than twelve hours in the unprecedented first criminal trial against a US president. It marks a perilous political moment for Trump, the presumptive nominee for the Republican nomination, whose poll numbers have remained unchanged throughout the trial but could tank at any moment.
From CNN:
Seems like a long delay, is that typical in a high profile case like this?
He has another trial in Florida they had to schedule around.
Its weird that thats going on again, what happened to the indefinite suspension?
Well, you see, he’s got money and a few like-minded friends…
He has make believe money in the stock market and properties he doesn’t want to sell but apparently no cash.
He did just sell a jet for $10mil+ to raise money to pay legal fees. It turning out that the sale has some possibly illegal parts so now it’s turning into the latest criming on his docket to deal with, though.
He somehow turns every simple interaction into a felony.
Holy shit. It’s crime all the way down with this guy, isn’t it.
Always was. Anyone who lived in the New York/New Jersey area in the 80s or 90s remembers.
The repo man cometh
They requested the delay to July, since he is in court for another case in another area. I suppose it was reasonable to grant it. It’d be unfair for someone to not get their right to a trial, even if they were found guilty of a crime in another area.
It’d make more sense to keep him in custody in the meantime though. I mean, that’s what they do for normal people. Right?
The Bankman-Fried one was even longer.