Kelley was among the >1,500 defendants who received a #pardon from #Trump on Jan 20 for their actions during the #Jan6 #insurrection.….
Kelley’s attorney has argued that Trump’s mass pardon of Jan. 6 *rioters* should apply to Kelley’s #conviction in the #murder plot because it “directly relates to the events at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”
Until recently, #EmilBove was one of #Trump’s #defense lawyers, representing him in his NY criminal trial last year. The trial led to Trump’s #conviction on 34 #felony counts for falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that had threatened to derail his 2016 campaign.
#SDNY has long been viewed as the nation’s most prestigious US atty’s office, & has a reputation for guarding its independence & fending off interference from DC, winning it the nickname “the Sovereign District.”
#law
#Trump pardoned Former #Illinois Governor Rod #Blagojevich for his #corruption #conviction, 5 years after commuting his prison sentence.
Blagojevich, who served as a *Democrat* [otherwise you can’t win in #Chicago TYVM], was removed from office in 2009 for attempting to solicit #bribes to fill the US #Senate seat Barack #Obama vacated when he became president. Trump in Feb 2020 cut short Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence.
Though #Trump will soon begin the #appeal process, the case will be concluded after sentencing, meaning it will no longer hover over him. But he will also be the first convicted #felon to be sworn in as president.
This week, Trump filed a civil action against the judge overseeing the case, challenging a pair of recent rulings that upheld his #conviction. Both rulings rejected Trump’s argument that, as a former & future president, he is entitled to #immunity.
And just in case you were wondering…
Can #Trump #pardon himself? Not for state #HushMoney #crimes.
#Federal authority cannot overturn his #state #conviction.
#criminal #law #SCOTUS #immunity
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/30/trump-pardon-himself/
Even though Justice #Merchan has signaled that he will spare the former & future president any substantive punishment, #Trump is scrambling to avoid the symbolic blow of sentencing. Once Trump is sentenced for the 34-count #conviction, he will formally become a #felon.
Judge upholds #Trump’s #felony #conviction, schedules sentencing for Jan. 10
Donald Trump was found guilty in May of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/03/trump-new-york-hush-money-conviction-sentence/
Manhattan DA rebuffed #Trump’s request to dismiss his #criminal #conviction, signaling instead suggesting to freeze the case while he holds office.
In a letter to the judge, the prosecutors emphasized that a #jury had already #convicted Trump of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal.
But acknowledging the unprecedented nature of the case—Trump would be the 1st #felon to serve as president — the prosecutors raised the prospect of a 4-yr freeze.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/nyregion/trump-bragg-manhattan-case.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#Whitesupremacist #JacobHersant to #appeal one-month #jail #sentence, #conviction for #Nazi #salute, #hatespeech.
Hersant is the first person #convicted of the new #Victorian #law #banning #Nazi #salutes in #public.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-08/jacob-hersant-sentence-nazi-salute-victoria/104575952
This #Trump #activist #vowed to #fight “#sexuallydeviant” #secularism. He was #caught with #childporn.
#JasonYates, former #CEO of #MyFaithVotes, already had a similar #prior #conviction.
— Every #Republican #Accusation is an #admission of their own #guilt.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hypocrisy #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
Smith and the #Justice Department are not involved in two state #criminal cases that #Trump has faced, including his #conviction this spring in #Manhattan of #fraud related to a hush money payment ahead of the 2016 election. In a pending case, he faces an indictment in #Georgia for alleged #ElectionInterference in that state.
Missouri court vacates Sandra Hemme murder conviction, blasts attorney general's arguments
“It is incredulous that the Attorney General believes this crime evidence is not independently exculpatory,” the opinion said.
The court also criticized the St. Joseph Police Department.
“We are left with the same unmistakable impression” possessed by Horsman that the police, “ignored and buried evidence coming into its possession.”
#EliRubashkyn, #convicted #of #tomato #juice #assault on #TERF #Hatemonger #PosieParker, #appeals #sentence in #Auckland #HighCourt
#Defence #lawyer #JamesOlsen argued to #Justice #DavidJohnstone that #Judge #KirstenLummis had erred by not fully considering the #impact a #conviction would have on his #client.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewZealand #UK #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Transphobia #TERFIsland #ExportingHate
Although 57 senators, incl’g 7 #Republicans, voted for #conviction, #MitchMcConnell did not bring more Republicans along. Had he done so, the #Senate could have #disqualified #Trump from ever running for office again.
Then there’s Biden’s AG #MerrickGarland, who dragged his feet for well over a year before taking action against the biggest threat to American #democracy since the Civil War of the 1860s. His timidity is inexplicable & disappointing.
Now perhaps the most important case in American history may never get to a #jury & the American public will never get a chance to learn about this #evidence & a jury’s judgment of this evidence before they consider returning #Trump to office.
There’s a ton of blame to go around for this situation, beginning w/then–Senate Majority Ldr #MitchMcConnell’s refusal to support Trump’s #conviction in the #Senate after the #House #impeached him.
#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump can #vote despite his #felony #conviction. Millions of other #Americans can't.
#Florida, where he has his #legalresidence, #defers to #VotingEligibilityLaws in the #state where a #person was #convicted. #NewYork allows #Felons to #vote if they are not in #prison.
“One thing I wish people better understood is that venture not only requires conviction in founders, businesses, and markets, but it also requires conviction in a point of view in firm-building.” 
Justice #Merchan’s decision came at the request of #Trump, who had asked to #delay the sentencing until after the #election, partly so he had more time to challenge his #conviction. Prosecutors working for the Manhattan DA, #AlvinBragg, who brought the case, had deferred to the judge, paving the way for at least a brief postponement.
The judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s #criminal case in Manhattan postponed his sentencing until after #Election Day, a significant victory for #Trump as he seeks to overturn his #conviction & win back the White House.
In a ruling on Fri, the judge, Juan M. #Merchan, cited the “unique time frame this matter currently finds itself in” & rescheduled the sentencing for Nov 26.
