Kamis, 30 Mei 2024

Trump to be sentenced for felonies before Republican national convention - The Guardian US

On the docket: Guilty. Now what?

Former president Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. The biggest questions now are whether he might go to jail – and how America will react.

A jury of his peers found the former president guilty of all 34 felony charges of falsifying business records on Thursday evening, determining that he had done so to unlawfully influence the 2016 election.

Judge Juan Merchan set Trump’s sentencing for 11 July at 10am ET, after Trump’s attorneys requested a mid- to late-July sentencing and prosecutors didn’t object. That’s just four days before the Republican National Convention is set to begin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he’ll formally be nominated to be the Republican presidential candidate.

Trump’s team will almost certainly appeal the ruling. They attempted repeatedly to have Merchan toss out the case before it even began and repeatedly raised objections during the trial that seemed tailored towards future appeals.

In comments after the verdict, Trump reprised his well-worn attacks on Merchan and accused the trial of being “rigged” against him by Democrats to hurt him politically.

“This was a rigged, disgraceful trial. The real verdict is going to be November 5, by the people. They know what happened here, and everybody knows what happened here,” a dour Trump said as he exited the courthouse Thursday evening.

Merchan could theoretically sentence Trump to prison. Experts tell the Guardian’s Sam Levine that’s not likely since the counts are the least serious level of felony charges, he’s a first-time offender and was found guilty of non-violent paper crimes. But there’s plenty unusual about this case, and Merchan alone will decide Trump’s sentence.

Even if Merchan imposes a prison sentence, it’s highly unlikely that Trump will be forced to go immediately to jail. The appeal process will let him stay out and could last some time.

It remains to be seen what impact the verdict will have on the 2024 election. The polls have barely budged since Trump’s trial began, and he currently has a slim lead over Joe Biden in most public polling. His felony conviction might change that – or it might not.

And while Trump has now been found guilty of charges related to the 2016 election, it remains to be seen whether he’ll face legal consequences for his actions after the 2020 election. His two pending criminal election interference trials – a federal one in Washington, DC and a state one in Fulton county, Georgia – are both on ice thanks to strategic court delays pushed by Trump’s team. Trump’s fourth pending criminal trial in Florida, for mishandling classified documents, has also faced repeated delays from a Trump-appointed judge.

Look back at key moments from the trial here.

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Joe Biden partially lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons in strikes on Russian territory - Sky News

President Joe Biden has partially lifted a ban on Ukraine using American weapons in strikes on Russian territory, according to US officials.

The change in American policy is understood to apply only to defend the area of Kharkiv, according to reports.

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It comes as Ukrainian officials stepped up calls on the US administration to allow its forces to defend itself against Russian attacks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and others have been increasingly vocal in making the case that the restriction was putting Ukrainian forces in an untenable situation as Russia has intensified attacks around the northeast Kharkiv region.

The Kharkiv region in Ukraine
Image: The Kharkiv region in Ukraine

Russia made advances in the area during a lengthy delay in replenishment of US military aid and as western Europe's inadequate military production slowed crucial deliveries to the battlefield for Ukraine.

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, is just 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Russian border.

But US officials underscored that the US policy calling on Ukraine not to use American long-range missiles and other munitions to strike inside Russia offensively has not changed.

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Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, had earlier hinted about the change in policy at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague on Thursday.

There, he said Moscow's use of misinformation and disinformation was a "poison" and signed an agreement with the Czech government to combat it.

Since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, Biden has been steadfast in his opposition to Ukraine's offensive use of American-made weaponry, concerned that the action could be seen as provocative and lead to Moscow widening the war.

But calls for a change in policy have been mounting.

Earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that Western countries should not object if Ukraine needs to strike inside Russia to defend itself.

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South Africa elections 2024: results show ANC on course to lose majority - The Times

President Ramaphosa outside Hitekani Primary School in Soweto township after casting his ballot
President Ramaphosa outside Hitekani Primary School in Soweto township after casting his ballot
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The African National Congress looked on course to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years, early results from South Africa’s general election showed, in what would be the country’s most dramatic political shift since the end of apartheid.

Projections from results of 16 per cent of polling stations put the ruling party’s share of votes at 42.5 per cent, which would force it to partner with one or more other parties to govern — a situation that could lead to unprecedented political volatility in the coming weeks or months.

South Africa’s currency weakened at the prospect of the left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters or the new party led by the former president Jacob Zuma as part of a coalition government.

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Hong Kong convicts 14 activists in city's largest national security trial - Financial Times

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Hong Kong 47: Court finds 14 democracy activists guilty of subversion - BBC

The case revolves around an unofficial primary the defendants organised in 2020 to pick candidates for local elections - some 600,000 people voted in it to pick opposition candidates.

Prosecutors alleged that the activists held the primary with the intention of getting into the Legislative Council and disrupting government policies.

The judges noted the prosecution's argument that the defendants - if they had been elected - would have "pursued a course of conduct which was to indiscriminately veto any budgets or refuse to pass any budgets... to be introduced by the Government".

That plan, referred to as "the Scheme" by the court, would have caused chaos, prosecutors argued. They said this was subversion - an attempt to undermine the authority of the central government.

The court agreed saying this would have led to a "constitutional crisis".

This would result in “seriously interfering in, disrupting, or undermining the performance of duties and functions in accordance with the law by the body of power of the HKSAR”, the court said.

However, many critics and rights groups have pointed out that this case hinged on hypotheticals: what would have happened if the defendants were elected, and if they pursued the alleged actions.

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Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump for likening himself to Mother Teresa as jury deliberates - The Independent

Jimmy Kimmel agreed with Donald Trump’s wild claims that Mother Teresa herself would also not be able to beat the allegations faced by the former president – paying off a pornstar “after a round of golf”.

On the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, broadcast hours after the historic criminal hush money trial was turned over to the jury, the late show host discussed the explosive final days of the trial, including the absence of former First Lady Melania Trump and the appearance of Hollywood star Robert De Niro.

Jimmy Kimmel mocked Donald Trump for likening himself to Mother Teresa as the jury in the former president’s historic criminal trial began their deliberations (Jimmy Kimmel, Live!)

Deliberations began late on Wednesday morning and — after four questions from jurors regarding specific testimony — will continue on Thursday at 9.30am. Moments after they began the former president called the whole trial “rigged” and suggested that even Mother Teresa wouldn’t be able to escape a conviction.

“These charges are rigged. The whole thing is rigged,” he told reporters in a hallway outside the 15th-floor courtroom in Manhattan on Wednesday.

“And we have a trial like this where the judge is so conflicted he can’t breathe,” he said. ‘He’s got to do his job. It’s a disgrace. Mother Teresa could not beat those charges. But we’ll see. We’ll see how we do. It’s a very disgraceful situation.”

The historic criminal hush money trial of former president Donald Trump was turned over to the New York jury on Wednesday (Getty Images)

During his opening monologue on Wednesday’s show, Kimmel laughed as he analyzed the comparison made by the former president.

“Yeah, even if Mother Teresa herself had sex with and paid off a porn star after a round of golf, even she would have been getting away with it,” he said. “Mother Teresa has been dead for 27 years... thanks to the corrupt New York Attorney General!”

Turning to the support of the Trump family, Kimmel joked that Melania Trump had not been present for any of the trial because it would be “too hard for her to keep a straight face”.

The comic also took aim at the former president’s son Donald Trump Jr, who had given a defiant speech outside the courtroom on Wednesday, in which he blasted the presence of De Niro, who he claimed “needs attention because it's been a while since he's cranked out a good movie”.

Kimmel retorted: “First of all, Robert De Niro was nominated for an Oscar two months ago. And secondly, your father also had one actor at the trial and that actor was Joe Piscopo. Even Joe Piscopo would tell you you lost that one.”

Jury deliberations and a possible verdict in the case may come at a somewhat awkward time for several other late night shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Daily Show – all of which are currently on hiatus, and due to return on 3 June.

Only Jimmy Kimmel Live! is filming as usual, with broadcasts also scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

Kimmel has poked fun at the former president’s trial in Manhattan, and was delighted when his show was namechecked when prosecutors referenced an appearnce by key witness Stormy Daniels (Jimmy Kimmel Live)

Mr Trump is accused of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment made to adult entertainer Stormy Daniels in October 2016 to ensure her silence about a sexual encounter she alleges she had with him a decade earlier. The former president denies both the affair and the char

“Trump is hoping for a hung jury course he was also hoping for a hung Mike Pence but that didn't happen,” Kimmel joked, referring to the violent rhetoric espoused by the former president’s supporters, who had called for his then-vice president to be hung.

Kimmel has poked fun at Mr Trump and the trial since it began, delighting in the fact that his show was referenced in court, as prosecutors discussed Ms Daniel’s appearance six years ago.

“From here on, we aren’t just following the Donald Trump drama in New York; we are part of it now,” Kimmel said, reacting to his namecheck in court at the time. “We are part of the official record of The People vs. Donald Trump.”

He also previously told fellow late-night-show host Seth Meyers that even if the former president is found guilty and given prison time, he still plans to be part of Mr Trump’s life.

“If Donald Trump is convicted and has to go to Rikers Island, I’m going to commit a crime in the tri-state area with the goal of getting incarcerated along with him,” Kimmel joked. “So I can drive him insane from the inside, too.”

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Rabu, 29 Mei 2024

Hong Kong 47: Court finds 14 democracy activists guilty of subversion - BBC

The case revolves around an unofficial primary the defendants organised in 2020 to pick candidates for local elections - some 600,000 people voted in it to pick opposition candidates.

Prosecutors alleged that the activists held the primary with the intention of getting into the Legislative Council and disrupting government policies.

The judges noted the prosecution's argument that the defendants - if they had been elected - would have "pursued a course of conduct which was to indiscriminately veto any budgets or refuse to pass any budgets... to be introduced by the Government".

That plan, referred to as "the Scheme" by the court, would have caused chaos, prosecutors argued. They said this was subversion - an attempt to undermine the authority of the central government.

The court agreed saying this would have led to a "constitutional crisis".

This would result in “seriously interfering in, disrupting, or undermining the performance of duties and functions in accordance with the law by the body of power of the HKSAR”, the court said.

However, many critics and rights groups have pointed out that this case hinged on hypotheticals: what would have happened if the defendants were elected, and if they pursued the alleged actions.

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