Former President Donald Trump is allegedly employing a series of delay tactics and immunity claims in a desperate bid to avoid facing the music in his cases.
According to reports by The Occupy Democrats publication of Wednesday, March 13, 2024, Trump is accused of tampering with business records to conceal an extramarital affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
With just a scant two weeks left until hearings commence in his New York case, Trump is now clamoring for additional time.
Concurrently, he’s also seeking an extension in his Florida case, which revolves around allegations of mishandling classified documents, citing the impending New York court date as grounds for delay.
At the heart of Trump’s legal defense strategy lies a bold assertion of absolute immunity from criminal charges stemming from his actions while in office.
His legal team has gone so far as to argue that even egregious offenses, such as orchestrating political vendettas or authorizing violent acts against opponents, would be shielded by this purported presidential immunity.
The Supreme Court’s decision to entertain Trump’s immunity claim provides a convenient reprieve, potentially stalling his federal trial for election interference until after the 2024 presidential election.
Now, Trump aims to leverage this precedent to postpone his New York proceedings as well, banking on the Court’s discretion in delaying announcements that could drag proceedings past crucial deadlines.
The pivotal date set by the Supreme Court for hearing Trump’s case falls on April 25th, conveniently coinciding with the culmination of their term. The Justices’ discretion in promptly rendering a verdict or prolonging deliberations could grant Trump a reprieve, allowing him to potentially reclaim political power and wield it as a shield against legal accountability, regardless of the Court’s ultimate ruling on immunity.
While the hush money paid to Stormy Daniels allegedly transpired prior to the 2016 election, Trump’s subsequent reimbursement to his then-attorney, Michael Cohen, and the falsification of business records to obfuscate these payments are alleged to have occurred during his tenure in office, as outlined in the indictment by the Manhattan District Attorney.
Even in the event of the Court rejecting Trump’s plea for a stay, the prospect of appealing such a ruling presents another avenue for prolonging legal proceedings and buying additional time.
Simultaneously, Trump is leveraging the specter of his impending New York trial as grounds for seeking an extension in his Florida case, petitioning for more time to file replies ahead of the looming March 14th deadline.
Despite facing criticism for her perceived leniency toward Trump, Judge Aileen Cannon, presiding over the Florida proceedings, has yet to respond to his plea for a delay.
As the legal saga unfolds, Donald Trump’s maneuvers underscore the lengths to which he will go to evade accountability, leveraging claims of immunity and exploiting procedural mechanisms in a bid to forestall the reckoning that awaits him in the courts.
