Former President Donald Trump’s legal defeat in 2023 at the hands of columnist E. Jean Carroll may bother him again amid his conviction in July for the guilty verdict in his felon trial in New York.
“Everything is on the table when it comes to sentencing,” retired New York Judge Diane Kiesel said Friday on MSNBC. “It’s a look at Donald Trump’s entire life. It’s a look at all the wrongdoings he committed. Even the things that weren’t presented at trial,” Kiesel said. “E. Jean Carroll can come into play,” Kiesel said when asked if that could simply be a factor.
Trump went on trial this month in New York, accused of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal money paid through his former lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump, the alleged Republican candidate for the November presidential election, denies having had sexual relations with Daniels and has pleaded not guilty to all 34 charges in the case filed with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. On Thursday afternoon, a 12-person jury found Trump guilty on all charges.
Previously, Trump had also suffered legal losses in his case against Carroll in New York after being found liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll. Trump eventually ordered Carroll to pay more than $80 million in damages. The former president appealed the verdicts in The Carroll Cases.
After a verdict was handed down Thursday in Trump’s criminal case, Carroll took to X, formerly Twitter, and said, “Justice!” while posting a photo of Daniels.
Newsweek reached out to Donald Trump’s crusade on Friday and emailed E. Jean Carroll for further comment.
Justice!! pic. twitter. com/rZvjVmjIkN
Meanwhile, Kiesel continued to think about Trump’s conviction by saying, “I think the way he destroyed the criminal justice formula every day he tried here, the trial can take it all into account. “
“Also, I’m guessing a lot of letters will be sent to the court because this happens all the time. . . where other people will say he’s, you know, ‘he’s the savior of our country,’ you know, he’s a ‘glorious man,’ others will say he tried to destroy democracy,” Kiesel said, adding that “all of that comes into play” at sentencing.
Meanwhile, former U. S. lawyer and legal analyst Barbara McQuade told Newsweek on Friday, “It’s hard to wait for what the sentence will be. A sentence will suffice, but not longer than necessary, to achieve the goals of the sentence, which come with punishment. “, deterrence, public security, rehabilitation and promotion of respect for the rule of law.
McQuade continued, “On the one hand, Trump is a first-time nonviolent offender. On the other hand, the trial will also take into account the characteristics of the offender, which come with lack of remorse, repeated violations of the gag order in this case, and other findings of civil fraud and defamation, I think all of those points come into play.
The former president also held a press conference Friday morning at Trump Tower in New York to denounce the verdict. “It’s a rigged trial,” Trump said. We are looking for a replacement for the judge,” Trump said, adding that he plans to “continue the fight. “
Update at 8:40 p. m. ET 5/31/24: This story has been updated with commentary from Barbara McQuade.
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