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This has been a very terrible experience. I think it’s been a tremendous setback for New York and the New York court system,
Never 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 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,
The Radical Democrats have lost another pathetic, unAmerican Witch Hunt,
Trump posted on Truth Social after the court case He's sticking his middle finger at the judge, the jury, the system of justice, and laughing,
said Pace University law professor and former prosecutor Bennett Gershman ahead of the sentencing This defendant has caused enduring damage to public perception of the criminal justice system,
the career prosecutor said The verdict in this case was unanimous and decisive and it must be respected,
I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth [in the 2024 election] by 34 points. And there are those who say TikTok has something to do with it."
Trump, at a December 16 news conference For years, the Chinese government has sought to build detailed profiles about Americans. Where we live and work, who are friends and coworkers are, what our interests are and what our vices are. TikTok's immense dataset would give the PRC [People's Republic of China] a powerful tool for harassment, recruitment and espionage."
U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, in her Supreme Court arguments They would have to conclude that they thought it was likely the challengers, both the corporation and TikTok users challenging the statute, have a significant likelihood of succeeding,
The tricky thing there is could then the operators of TikTok, could they rely on that to continue operating with the current ownership, given that a subsequent administration could sanction them or sue them for having operating in contravention of the statute?"
Court time is precious. It is a precious resource. To waste this time on a case, where even the prosecution agrees you should not spend a minute. So if Juan Merchan says this case was not handled any differently, that just tells me there are lots of bad trials going on in New York,
After careful analysis, this court determined the only lawful sentence that permits entry of judgment of conviction is an unconditional discharge,
It is noteworthy that during the trial, there was no audio. There were no cameras, but for this particular sentencing, Judge Merchan agreed to have audio. I can't help but think if it's because he wants the world to hear his voice sentence Donald Trump because we were not able to have that before,
I'll tell you how it strikes me, when you look at cases throughout history, not just in the United States, but really all over the world, this will be remembered as one of the worst. This will be remembered as an absolute injustice from the beginning,
Fox News host Mark Levin said after the sentencing The Court should also enter, if necessary, a temporary administrative stay while it considers this stay application,
I'm going to be involved in stopping anti-semitism and to stop going after Catholic families, parents who go to a school board meeting, and the misuse, the abuse of using the legal system for political gain. So, I'm going be involved in any investigation, and I hope I'm working there 24/7 to uncover all this nonsense,
We must be respectful of the office of the presidency,
Forcing President Trump to prepare for a criminal sentencing in a felony case while he is preparing to lead the free world as President of the United States in less than two weeks imposes an intolerable, unconstitutional burden on him that undermines … vital national interests.”
In Trump’s filing with the court, his lawyers wrote Few things would threaten our constitutional order more than criminally prosecuting a former President for his official acts,
