Republican Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in Democrats' legal attacks against President Donald Trump.
According to Donalds, the Supreme Court should take action with the recent conviction of Trump in New York.
After Trump was found “guilty” by a jury in Manhattan on 34 counts of falsifying company records, Donalds said on Sunday's episode of “Meet the Press” that the Supreme Court should “step in” and intervene, as in The Washington Examiner. reported.
The conviction of the 45th president surprised many.
Trump has spoken out about what he believes is a politically motivated stunt meant to hamper his re-election campaign.
“The only ability for this to be overturned is going to happen in two to three years. We all know that,” Donalds said.
“That's why what happened in lower Manhattan was interference in an election, and that's why President Johnson, myself included, and many Americans believe the Supreme Court should intervene in this matter.” .
Also, Donalds, who is originally from Brooklyn, is on Trump's list for vice president.
The potential candidate expressed his dissatisfaction with the New York court system.
Donalds claims that the courts have been infiltrated by politics that influenced the judicial process, which the American people say should not happen.
Trump was found “guilty” by a New York jury of soliciting “hush money” from porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
However, prosecutors did not provide evidence linking Trump to the allegations during the trial.
Also, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who led the case, did not clarify why the misdemeanor charges were upgraded to felonies, making the alleged “crimes” unclear.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention.
The sentence was handed down last month with little fanfare and more than a little pushback from conservatives.
In New York State, Trump has the ability to file a notice of appeal within thirty days of the ruling.
However, after that you will have many months to present your arguments in support of your appeal.
If the Supreme Court were to decide to take a position on the lawsuit Trump faces in New York, it would not do so until the state's appeals process has been exhausted.
Trump's appeal would initially be heard by an intermediate appeals court.
A possible transfer to the New York Court of Appeals, which is the state's highest court by jurisdiction, would then be considered.
However, the process would not end before the November elections.
Donalds warns that the case has been a “violation of [Trump’s] constitutional rights”.
“They didn't even identify the 'crime' until the end of the process, which is a violation of constitutional rules,” Donalds said.
“Judge [Juan] Merchan didn't do that.”
In addition to the allegation regarding the fabrication of commercial documents, the jury was needed to conclude that Trump violated a New York election statute by conspiring to nullify the 2020 election through illegal means.
This was partly due to the judge's instruction.
Donalds was referring to the jury having to find evidence of that violation.
Since the jury was unable to reach a consensus on the nature of the illegal media, several legal experts have suggested that this could be one reason Trump is using to appeal his conviction.
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