Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who prosecuted the case, appeared in person.
Trump put it a little differently.
This has been a very terrible experience.
Donald Trump attends his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024, in New York City.(Photo by Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty Images)
Trump has repeatedly attacked both Merchan and Bragg as crooked puppets of President Joe Biden and the Democratic establishment.
The president-elect wasfundraisingoff the sentencing earlier today.
All hell breaks loose today!
was the subject line.
Merchan noted, however, that incarceration was an unlikely outcome.
The Supreme Court did not oblige him, rejecting the request on Thursday in a 5-4 vote.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Samuel Alito sided with the president.
Alitospoke to Trumpthe day before Trump made his request, but claims they did not discuss his legal trouble.
He didnt seem too concerned while speaking to the press.
I read it and I thought it was a fair decision, actually, he said.
So, Ill do my little thing tomorrow.
They can have fun with their political opponent.
