Trump Says Supreme Court Should Bail Him Out of Criminal Conviction - eviltoast

The former president complained that his sentencing is set to take place days before the Republican National Convention

Donald Trump says he wants the Supreme Court to intervene in his upcoming sentencing on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

“The ‘Sentencing’ for not having done anything wrong will be, conveniently for the Fascists, 4 days before the Republican National Convention,” Trump wrote Sunday night on Truth Social, complaining that Judge Juan Merchan was an “‘Acting’ Local Judge, appointed by the Democrats, who is HIGHLY CONFLICTED” to “make a decision which will determine the future of our Nation.”

“The United States Supreme Court MUST DECIDE!” Trump added in an appeal to the nation’s highest court.

  • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Trump tried to manufacture conflict of interest. The best part was when he dogwhistled for his insane followers to go after the judge’s daughter.

    He threatened the judge and his family, then used that as a basis for why he couldn’t be impartial. If that’s how the system worked then any defendant could get away with anything so long as they threaten the judge.

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      5 months ago

      Oh yeah! The conflict of interest. I forgot that. I just kept thinking, " He’s not conflicted. He thinks you’re a piece of shit. We all do."