Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in his hush money trial as he awaits sentencing on 34 counts of document falsification on July 11.
The sentencing in Manhattan is scheduled for just four days before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee, and his party is set to nominate him for president for the third consecutive time.
Trump, in a post on Truth Social on Sunday night, called his opponents “fascists” and asked for help from a court, 33 percent of which he appointed.
He wrote: “The ‘sentence’ for having done nothing wrong will be, conveniently for fascists, four days before the Republican National Convention.”
‘A radical left-wing Soros-backed district attorney running on an ‘I’ll Get Trump’ platform, reporting to a HIGHLY CONFLICTED Democratic-appointed ‘acting’ local judge, will make a decision that will determine the future of our nation? The Supreme Court of the United States MUST DECIDE!’
Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in his hush money trial as he awaits sentencing on 34 counts of document falsification on July 11.
His lawyers have said they hope to take the case to the Supreme Court.
On Sunday, Trump, who sought to disqualify Merchan from the case, repeated accusations of bias on the part of the judge and district attorney who prosecuted the case.
Trump plans to appeal after the July 11 sentencing date, his lawyers say.
If an appeal in the New York state courts is unsuccessful, you could appeal to the Supreme Court. Trump’s lawyers would have to persuade at least four of the court’s nine justices to hear his case.
Trump appointed three of the six current justices appointed by Republican presidents: Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
The former president also had kind words this Sunday for the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, for his words about the case that were published exclusively by the Daily Mail.
“This was a mafia-style machine gun hit against Trump. “It was clearly political and will make his victory more likely, not less,” Johnson wrote in part.
Trump wrote: ‘Thanks to Boris Johnson!’
The sentencing in Manhattan is scheduled for just four days before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee, and his party is set to nominate him for president for the third consecutive time. Pictured: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
The former president also had kind words this Sunday for former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his words about the case that were published exclusively by the Daily Mail
He continued to complain about the guilty verdict on Truth Social on Sunday night.
‘No one even knew what the crime was until the judge gave his Unconstitutional Instruction. A total hoax! A case like this has NEVER occurred before. A country in danger. ‘Electoral interference!!!’
Trump’s campaign has raised a staggering $200 million since the former president was convicted of 34 felonies last Thursday, his son Eric Trump said Sunday.
Eric, who is married to Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump, said she told him the figure was made up of more than $70 million in fundraising from small donors in the three days since his father was found guilty of 34 felonies related to falsifying business records.
“This might be inside information, but as I was leaving my house about 37 seconds ago, I asked my wife, what are we doing now?” Eric Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo.
‘And (Lara) said, just in small dollar terms, we’re well over $70 million. These are $21 donations, $43 donations, right, small dollar donations.’
The former president’s son continued: “If we add to this the large donations in dollars, we exceed 200 million dollars.”
On Friday, Eric Trump posted on social media that the campaign had received $52.8 million in donations in the 24 hours since the silence trial verdict was issued.
If an appeal in the New York state courts is unsuccessful, you could appeal to the Supreme Court. Trump’s lawyers would have to persuade at least four of the court’s nine justices to hear his case
Just over a day later, that figure has skyrocketed to more than $200 million, largely thanks to the help of a single major donation.
Israeli-American Miriam Adelson, the wife of the late casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, reportedly pledged $100 million to the Trump campaign in the days after her criminal conviction, according to The fronta half-Jew.
She and her late husband donated more than $200 million to Republican causes in 2020, and she appears set to dole out the money again by 2024.
It is estimated that his fortune amounts to almost 30 billion dollars in total.
She is the latest in a series of billionaires who have pledged to help the former president regain power.
Last week, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman similarly decided to go public with his support for Trump.
The private equity giant said its decision to back the former president was motivated in part by anti-Semitism seen on college campuses following the war between Israel and Hamas.
“The dramatic rise in anti-Semitism has led me to focus on the consequences of the upcoming election with greater urgency,” he told Axios in a statement.
“I share the concern of most Americans that our economic, immigration and foreign policies are taking the country in the wrong direction.”
“In addition, I will support Republican Senate candidates and other Republicans across the ticket,” his statement continued.
Schwarzman said his attempt to endorse Trump in 2023 is a “vote for change.”
The RNC and Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.