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The fact is that I'm totally innocent. I did nothing wrong,
he said
For this I got indicted,
Trump lamented to the judge Friday
In his only obvious dig—and I hope it stung—Merchan concluded that, 'It is the legal protections afforded to the Office of the President of the United States that are extraordinary, not the occupant,
Mary Trump wrote
This court has determined that the only lawful sentence that permits entry of judgement of conviction without encroachment on the highest office of the land is a sentence of unconditional discharge,
Merchan said, explaining his reasoning
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This was highlighted this week by the sharp contrast between the humility, humanity, empathy, and character of former President Carter as opposed to President Trump, who famously once said in a debate that he could stand on Fifth Avenue and shoot someone and it would not hurt him or his voters,
Gansler told the Washington Examiner
Supporters will say the conviction was an injustice. Opponents will say the lack of punishment is an injustice,
Pitney told the Washington Examiner
Liberals predictably will try to make something of this demonstrating they have learned nothing from the outcome of the election,
Shirley told the Washington ExaminerOrdinary citizens do not receive those legal protections. It's the office of the president that bestows those far-reaching protections to the office holder and it was the citizenry that recently decided you should once again receive the benefits of those protections, which include the supremacy clause and presidential immunity,
Merchan saidThe real Jury, the American People, have spoken, by Re-Electing me with an overwhelming MANDATE in one of the most consequential Elections in History,
he wroteIt’s a bulls*** conviction that says more about our broke political system than it does about Trump’s personal conduct,
Feehery, a partner at EFB Advocacy, told the Washington ExaminerUnless New York appellate courts quickly reverse these decisions, the other 49 states should give New York prosecutions the same credibility as convictions out of Russia or Cuba,
Cummins told the Washington ExaminerFederal law imposes criminal sanctions on any felon in possession of a firearm,
Cummins, the attorney, said, ... adding TrumpNever before has this court been presented with such a unique and remarkable set of circumstances,
he told Trump, who appeared in court virtually from his home in Florida
This has been a very terrible experience. I think it’s been a tremendous setback for New York and the New York court system,
he saidThe once and future president of the United States has engaged in a coordinated campaign to undermine its legitimacy,
prosecutor Joshua Steinglass said
It’s been a political witch hunt. It was done to damage my reputation so that I would lose the election, and obviously, that didn’t work,
Trump saidThe imposition of sentence is one of the most difficult and significant decisions that any criminal court judge is called upon to make,
added Merchan
Today's event was a despicable charade" and we will appeal the "hoax
said Trump on social media shortly after the sentencing hearingThey do not reduce the seriousness of the crime or justify its commission in any way,
Merchan saidI never falsified business records. It is a fake, made up charge,
the Republican president-elect wrote on his Truth Social platform last week