With the sentencing Donald Trump The final verdict in the president-elect’s New York criminal trial came Friday. The sentence is not one that would result in the incoming president avoiding jail time or receiving probation. Acting Judge Juan Merchan brought down the gavel on the entire New York legal system.

Figures once considered the country’s premier legal system, e.g. New York State Attorney General Letitia JamesManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and Judges Arthur F. Engoron and Juan Melkan weaponized the system for political purposes. Trump will end this trial and move into the White House in less than two weeks, but the New York system will fall into infamy beyond that day.

Objective legal observers, including strong Trump critics, have long denounced the case as a legal absurdity. Even CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig denounced the case as legally flawed and unprecedented, while Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania ) simply calls it “shit.”

Donald Trump acquitted in New York criminal trial, judge wishes him ‘good luck’ in second term

This is a non-criminal case. Bragg resurrected a long-dead misdemeanor with a novel and baseless theory. By using federal violations that were never charged, let alone tried, Bragg turned a misdemeanor into dozens of felonies and essentially tried Trump for federal crimes.

Silent Money not only allowed a trial on these charges, but added layers of reversible mistakes in an effort to catch Trump at all costs. For this, he is idolized by the liberal media and many New Yorkers. However, Trump still won 3.6 million votes in New York, or 42.7%. 2024 election. After all the laws and every advantage, including a heavily biased media and a larger war chest, Vice President Kamala Harris loses hundreds of thousands in 2024 compared to Joe Biden four years ago A ballot.

Numerous polls show the public sees the truth behind Manhattan criminal cases: original law Targeting major political opponents. The election itself felt like the greatest verdict in history, as citizens rejected the political, legal and media establishment in one of our nation’s most historic elections.

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New York’s court system will now have a chance to redeem itself, but few are holding their breath. The appeals court has yet to rule on Attorney General Letitia James’ appeal of an equally ridiculous civil lawsuit filed against Trump. Although the judge expressed doubts about Endoron’s use of the law to collect a whopping $455 million in fines and interest, we are still awaiting a ruling.

Most were waiting for the criminal case to escape the vortex of the New York court system. With this appeal, this huckster’s wagon of reversible error will finally stop before the Supreme Court.

With Thursday night’s ruling, the environment couldn’t be better for Trump to make the decision. this Supreme Court Once again, it demonstrated restraint and independence in these cases. In response to the ruling, Trump delivered the perfect response Thursday night and declined to criticize the court, saying “This is a long way from being done and I respect the court’s opinion.”

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The final penalty on Friday morning was Judge Mai Chang It reflects the seriousness of the case. It swelled bigger than a Goodyear blimp, fueled by fiery rage and rhetoric. This sentence is a prick that exposes a huge gap in this case.

The verdict is out. New York’s legal system ruled against itself.

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