Your article notes that the public will not know before they go to the polls “whether the Republican presidential nominee will eventually spend time behind bars.” With all due respect, so what?
The former president was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
Other than being used as a talking point on the left (“he got four years in prison!
!”) or on the right (“he got probation — I told you it was no big deal”), what could a sentence now possibly achieve?
While no one, including Donald Trump, is above the law, this case is unique in our history.
The sentence must be viewed as judicially sound, and for that it cannot become a partisan football, especially this close to an election.
Eileen West Pleasantville, N.Y. To the Editor: Donald Trump’s lawyers have consistently maintained that his trials should not go forward because it may affect the 2024 election.
Their many motions have contributed to delaying three of the four trials he faces.
They have now persuaded Justice Juan Merchan in New York to put off sentencing in the fourth, justified by the judge because of the unique circumstances and timing surrounding the event.
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To the Editor:.
About the September front page article “Judge Pushes Sentencing of Trump to After Election,”. 7.
I have to disagree with my liberal colleagues’ hand-wringing over the fact that Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush-money case will not result in a sentence until after the election.
According to your article, voters won’t be aware of the possibility that the Republican presidential nominee will serve time in prison before they cast their ballots. “.
The former president was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, and with all due respect, so what? People who oppose a president who has a criminal record won’t vote for him, and those who agree with him won’t be persuaded to change their votes even if the president receives a harsh sentence.
What possible purpose could a sentence now serve, aside from being a talking point for the left (“he got four years in prison!!”) or the right (“he got probation — I told you it was no big deal”)?
Even though nobody is above the law—not even Donald Trump—this case is unlike any other in our nation’s history. Given how close an election is, the sentence must be seen as judicially sound and cannot be used as a political football for that reason.
Eileen West.
The Pleasantville, N. You Y.
To the Editor:.
Attorneys for Donald Trump have continuously argued that his trials shouldn’t proceed because they could have an impact on the 2024 election. Three of the four trials he is facing have been delayed as a result of their numerous motions. They have now convinced New York’s Justice Juan Merchan to postpone the fourth judge’s sentence, which the judge has justified due to the particulars of the case and its timing.
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