US President-elect Trump to be sentenced for hush money conviction

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 said

Legally, this case should not have been brought,

Blanche said, reiterating Trump’s intention to appeal the verdict

The significance of the fact that the verdict was handed down by a unanimous jury of 12 of Defendant’s peers, after trial, cannot possibly be overstated,

New York Justice Juan Merchan wrote in his refusal to impose any further delays in Trump’s sentencing

The only reason for delaying sentencing is because of the continuing personal stigma associated with being sentenced following a conviction — which [Trump] can challenge on appeal,

they wrote

The fact is, Trump facing any sentencing is a form of accountability in itself, and the fact that the judge [gave] him an unconditional release does not in any way detract from the profound offenses against democracy that occurred here,

he said

At this time, I impose that sentence to cover all 34 counts,

Merchan said

Never before has this court been presented with such a unique and remarkable set of circumstances,

said Merchan

This defendant has caused enduring damage to public perception of the criminal justice system,

the career prosecutor said

This has been a very terrible experience. I think it's been a tremendous setback for New York and the New York court system,

Trump said before the discharge was passed

The verdict in this case was unanimous and decisive and it must be respected,

he said

Defendant has gone to great lengths to broadcast on social media and other forums his lack of respect for judges, juries, grand juries and the justice system as a whole,

Merchan said

It's been a political witch hunt,

Trump said before sentencing, wearing a red tie with white stripes

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I’m totally innocent, I did nothing wrong,

said Trump, who did not testify during the six-week trial last year

It’s been proven in a court of law that he’s broken the law, and yet he’s been able to evade justice because of his wealth and power,

Rabin said

I can't even talk about aspects of the case that are the most vital aspects,

Trump, 78, complained at Mar-a-Lago at an event

First, the alleged evidentiary violations as president-elect Trump's state-court trial can be addressed in the ordinary course of appeal,

the unsigned ruling said

After consideration of the papers submitted and the extensive oral argument, (Trump's) application for an interim stay is denied.

The New York Court of Appeals denied the request Tuesday, with Associate Justice Ellen Gesmer of the Appellate Division issuing a one-line ruling

I am innocent of all of the judge's made up, fake charges,

he wrote on his Truth Social platform

Donald Trump, the ordinary citizen, Donald Trump the criminal defendant, would not be entitled to such considerable protections."

Quote from Judge Merchan

The sanctity of a jury’s verdict and deference to it is bedrock principle in our nation’s jurisprudence,

prosecutor Joshua Steinglass told the court on Friday