On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected Missouri’s bid to block former President Trump’s criminal sentencing and gag order in his hush-money case.
In a brief order, the justices turned away Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s (R) attempt to go straight to the Supreme Court by invoking its exclusive, original jurisdiction over disputes between two states.
Bailey’s state of Missouri directly sued New York, accusing the Empire State of violating Missourians’ First Amendment rights and interfering with the presidential election in the state.
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Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, two of the court’s leading conservatives, said they would’ve allowed Missouri to file the suit but “would not grant other relief.” No other justice publicly dissented.
Missouri’s lawsuit sought to block Trump’s Sept. 18 sentencing and gag order in his hush-money case until after the presidential election.
Trump was convicted in May on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money deal during his 2016 campaign, marking the first-ever criminal conviction of a former U.S. president.
AG Bailey has vowed to appeal, but Trump is scheduled to be sentenced weeks before the election.
The Hill noted, that by suing the state directly, Bailey forced New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) to defend Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) prosecution of the former president.
James’s office called on the justices to turn away the suit, criticizing it for containing “bare assertions of bad faith” and arguing it wasn’t an actual controversy between two states.
“It’s disappointing that the Supreme Court refused to exercise its constitutional responsibility to resolve state v. state disputes,” Bailey wrote on the social platform X, vowing to continue to “prosecute our lawsuit.”
THis is just another hiccup for Trump & his loyal, strong band on voters. But, I will say this is getting old. The sick demos started all of this & yet where are the consequences for them? In the meantime, people are dealing with 20% inflation, a weak economy, high unemployment, forgiving illegal loans, high grocery & gas prices, allowing illegals, cartels, murderers, drugs, disease, crime is rampant to cross our borders. Illegals have murdered innocent americans, a Maryland mom of 5, a nursing student, a tour guide, a 12 year old girl, raping a 13 year old in broad daylight. Harris has yet to take any questions which the american people have a right to hear her answers. When there is a debate, Trump will force her to answer questions.
Damn sick of the leftist mantra