Caveat: I am not a legal expert and that may soon become apparent!
The problem with the hush money case is that hush money, per se, is not illegal. What turns this affair into a crime is the alleged fact that it was all done to cover up a real crime. The prosecution never said what that crime was. So now there is a problem.
Without naming the crime, how can it be determined if a POTUS has immunity against it?
Is this move in delaying the sentence by Merchan an attempt to keep Trump from appealing the ruling until right before he takes office and thereby making it more difficult for him to assume office after he wins?
Caveat: I am not a legal expert and that may soon become apparent!
The problem with the hush money case is that hush money, per se, is not illegal. What turns this affair into a crime is the alleged fact that it was all done to cover up a real crime. The prosecution never said what that crime was. So now there is a problem.
Without naming the crime, how can it be determined if a POTUS has immunity against it?
His only committed "crime" is that of leaving the Demonrat party and siding with the American People.
Is this move in delaying the sentence by Merchan an attempt to keep Trump from appealing the ruling until right before he takes office and thereby making it more difficult for him to assume office after he wins?
this makes sense. 'they' keep saying even if Trump wins he will NOT be in office.