Hang on, sandor. Buckle up, tighten your belt, whatever. Sandra you never know what youre going to get. Things were tuning in, everybody. Im Sandra Smith in New York. This is to be 27. The new sentencing date, and 1,126th for later this month before Election Day. John for the latest on this box of chocolates, lets go to Nate Foy in New York. Nate, what have you got . Hey, john. This postponement comes at the request of former president Donald Trumps lawyers, but the manhattan d. A. Office did not have an issue with it. You mentioned the new sentencing date. This letter from Judge Juan Merchan will not happen novembes before that on November 12 he will rule on whether or not to throw out the conviction on the grounds of president ial immunity after that supreme Court Decision back in july. Trump of course was found guilty of 34 felonies for falsifying Business Records in an effort to defraud the american public, leading up to the 2016 president ial election. He spoke at Trump Tower earlier today. Heres what he said about this case. That case is a disgrace. It should have never been allowed. I did nothing wrong. He took a nonexistent, expired, long expired by the statute of limitations misdemeanor, he made it into 34 or something more than that counts of felony. No one can even believe it, over nothing. Trump later said that his former lawyer, michael cohen, should take responsibility for the payments that he facilitated two adult Film ActressStormy Daniels as part of that trial. Of Course Cohen was one of the witnesses who testified. Judge merchan said the reason for the delay is mostly to avoid any appearance of political interference. President trump has said the case is politically motivated. Judge merchan said that other sentences are delayed for various personal reasons, and heres what he wrote. Given the unique facts and circumstances of this case, theres no reason why this defendant should be treated any differently than any other. Its not a decision this court make slightly, but it is a decision which, in this courts view, best advances the interests of justice. Now, also at Trump Tower earlier today, the former President Said that all of these cases against him come from the department of justice. He believes that they are all politically motivated. He maintained his innocence in this manhattan criminal case. He faces up to four years in prison, other legal experts say that is unlikely. We will send it back to you, john. John Nate Foy with the latest for us. Thank you so much. Jonathan turley joins us again, this time in person. Its good to see her smiling face, professor. We went over this last hour. We may have an entirely new audience this hour, so give us your thoughts on the prudence of what the judge did in this case. Well, it was the right decision, because Judge Merchan might have ended up not just the judge who imprisoned Donald Trump. He could have been the judge that reelected Donald Trump. If he actually did impose jail, as Karl Rove noted, that could have been just the catalyst needed to put trump over the top. That is an example of how curious this calendar is for any type of sentencing. It also means that, because of the dates selected here, that the election is going to have a huge impact on sentencing. If Donald Trump is reelected as president , then it seems very unlikely that merchan would sentence him to jail. It is also unlikely that he could succeed in keeping him in jail because of the conflict with his president ial duties. If trump loses the election, then indeed that might make it easier for merchan to do precisely that. So the election has really grown in considerable importance in terms of the sentencing. But keep in mind, whatever merchan does, it doesnt change what he previously did in this case. I think that he has committed layers of reversible error. I think there was evidence at his trial that the Supreme Court would view as privileged and should not have been before the jury. So there is a long runway between here and there when it comes to any jail sentence. We are getting Brandnew Reaction through our own Brooke Singman here who just spoke to the former president following the judges decision. He tells her the case was delayed because everyone realizes there was no case, and i did nothing wrong, he says. He also adds it is a case that should have never been brought, jonathan. The public understands that and so does every legal scholar that has looked at it and studied it. I greatly respect the words being used in the decision because there should be no if necessary. The case should be dead, says the former President And Brandnew remarks to fox. Jonathan . I certainly agree this case should never have been brought. I think the former president is correct, this is a political case based on rather novel interpretations of the law. Im not too sure those interpretations will withstand review. But i think the case is overtly political. It was the weakest of the cases, in my view, to go forward. So i believe the former president is right on that front. The question now is how these appeals will play out. The president has a rather targetrich environment with this trial. There are a lot of things here that i think it could be reversible. In some respects, i expect people in the Trump Camp almost quietly hope that merchan would continue his record in the case. Merchan was quite onesided in his rulings. I sat in that courtroom and i was astonished by how he consistently ruled against the trump team, even when, in my view, they were clearly correct and the motions they were making. John but still, youve got a unanimous decision from 12 jurors. Maybe not on the underlying predicate crime, but on the overall crime, youve got a unanimous decision. So they seem to agree with what the prosecution was selling. I think it is also important to remember with a mended their ruling on. I have been critical of the jurors, critical of the judge. He told the jurors that they didnt even have to agree with what occurred in the case. He gave them various possible reasons why acts were committed, and he didnt even force them to record how they voted on what really occurred. All of that is part of the novelty, in my view, of this case that should be reviewed. John that was The Point i was making, that they might not have had unanimity on the underlying predicate crime like they did in the overall aspect of the case. But you understand politics as well as you understand the law. Now that this is off the table, there will be no sentencing between now and november 5th. The voting was supposed to start in North Carolina, that because of a lawsuit that Bobby Kennedy filed to get his name off the ballot, they have delayed setting up those ballads are letting people vote until time to be determined in the future. We dont know when thats going to be. But what do you think now is the overall effect on the election, if there is any at all . First of all, these Ballot Fights are rather curious. The Michigan Secretary of state previously tried to get a popular candidate off the ballot, and she is now fighting to keep a nonexistent candidate on the ballot, because many people view this as a rather political agenda to pull away votes from the former president. In North Carolina they said they could switch ballots but it might take a leak. Well, theyre going to spend more than that in litigation. So there is a lot of question as to why these democratic secretaries of state are clinging onto kennedy, to keep them on these ballots in very close states. This ruling is going to have an impact in the sense that many people i think correctly view New York as lawfare, correctly view this as a political case. Any sentencing that merchan would have come down with i think would have not been particularly welcomed by most of the public. It would have reminded them of this campaign against the former president. So in some ways i think the Harris Campaign is probably celebrating that they wont have that attention on the manhattan case. Sandra really something here. Just looking for more out of the letter itself, and the implications for the case going forward. Jonathan, im sure youve had a chance to see it by now, but using the words and phrases like wanted to avoid the appearance of, however unwarranted, that this had been affected by the election, that is interesting, right . And not like we have heard that from this judge before. [laughs] no. I mean, i support you know, i was not one of those piling on merchan, that i have to say, after sitting in his courtroom, i was very surprised in what i thought was a onesided approach to that trial. It reminded me of an old judge these to say his defense will represent the case and then say, are the prosecutors ready to present our case . There was a lack of balance there. We have not heard that kind of language from merchan. He refused to do things during the trial that could have accommodated the environment in which the trial was occurring, including a Gag Order that i think was excessive. Some irony, of course, the former President S polls went up when he was gagged, partially because people saw the unfairness and partially because he stayed on script. But that may have weighed in all of this. Merchan witnessed how his conduct at the trial, the trial itself worked in trumps favor. That would have been nothing in comparison to what would have happened if he sentenced trump to home confinement, or to jail. I think merchan was aware that. John you know, its funny, so many things have happened since this verdict was headed up. It it so far in the Rearview Mirror you almost have to remind yourself of what happened during the trial. But heres what a spokesperson for alvin Braggs Office said. A jury of 12 New Yorkers swiftly and unanimously convicted former President Trump. They stand ready for sentencing on the new date set by the court. Of course the new date is the new date for the moment, but that could change, too. It can. Remember, there are a lot of appeals that are going forward. The supreme Court Decision on immunity does hit this case. It is true that much of the conduct in this case did not involve the president while he was in office, but some did. In fact, the critical payments that occurred occurred while he was in office. The prosecutors came back to that over and over again about his multitasking, paying these things off while he was president of the united states. The testimony of hope hicks. All of that can contaminate the trial. All of our expectations is that merchan is the least likely judge to say, you know what . I cant really unravel all of that. Lets have a new trial. But hes going to have to make a very convincing case for the appellate court, because the Supreme Court made very clear that they wanted Breathing Room for President S. They did not want these to be close questions as to when your former aides could pop up in court and testify against you in cases like this. Sandra jonathan, thank you very much for joining us via phone and then on camera. We appreciate you joining us. John hes everywhere sandra thank you. Aisha hosni is live in North Carolina covering the Trump Campaign. Hmm, nothing going on here, aishah. What is he doing there tonight . And i guess he will get more reaction to this Breaking News throughout the next few hours. Thats right. What a day for the former president who has not yet left New York. He supposed to come down to charlotte to speak here, they are having their annual fall meeting. I imagine hes going to come here feeling pretty good, but those remarks have been delayed a little bit, sliding a little bit in their timing. I have to tell you, hes coming to North Carolina, obviously leaving New York with some good news in his hands, but also coming here to see some good news, and thats because a major development in the Ballot Battle with Rfk Jr. I can tell you that a court of appeals, just in the last couple of hours here, ruled that these ballots that had Rfk Jr. s name on them, they cannot go out in this state as was planned to happen today. The first of the nation ballots. They are not allowed to go out anymore, and thats going to stay in effect until his appeal is resolved. In fact, this case is now being sent back to the Superior Court for them to order the State Board of elections to basically send out the balance without his name on them. They have to decide, are they going to reprint these ballots, all 2. 9 million of them . Or are they going to try to appeal this decision . And out take some time, too. Its a dramatic turn from where we are at 24 hours ago in the superior Court Judge had ruled that his name had to stay on the ballot, and it is a big win for the former president because of course he is courting Rfk Jr. s voters. Rfk jr. Out there today now telling his supporters to vote for Donald TrumpNo Matter What state you are in, No Matter Whats going on with the ballots, just vote for trump, and hes hoping to pull in those supporters. Trump just spoke in new York City and actually addressed the upcoming debate, as well. Listen to this. Going to very hostile territory with abc. The reason im doing it is that is the only one she would do it with. We are again checking with the campaign on the timing of these remarks here in charlotte. They are supposed to happen on the 4 00 hour but we are being told those remarks will be moved a little bit later. Because of everything thats happening in New York. And then we will see if the president addresses what just happened in New York and about win for Rfk Jr. In the state. A major development. Sandra . Sandra there will be more. Aishah hasnie, thank you. John new twists and turns. The father of the georgia high School Shooting Suspect now facing charges himself. Is there a legal case against him . Will ask criminal Defense Attorney Mark eiglarsh coming up. Stay with us. A room, but his vision dimmed with age. He had amd. I didnt know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. 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