# Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here (Guilty on all 34 counts, May 30, 2024)

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**Created:** [March 9, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953 "2023-03-09T22:53:57Z")
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#### Post date: [August 17, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/6258 "2024-08-17T17:43:14Z")

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> [@Moriarty](#):
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> I predict that Judge Merchan will delay sentencing until after the election, with the hope that Trump loses so the sentence loses its political implications.
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> Kicking the can down the road is a time honored tradition in the law, and this would be a good time to do it.

I think the same. Judge Merchan is too smart to be the 2024 Comey.

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