(Daily Mail) Donald Trump is pleading for the Supreme Court to intervene in his hush money trial has he awaits sentencing on 34 counts of falsifying documents on July 11.
It came as Trump was welcomed back to Mar-a-Lago by a huge throng of supporters cheering for him and holding signs, in a video posted by Senior Advisor Dan Scavino.
Many of the supporters lined the streets with flags supporting Trump or slamming President Biden. Others followed in the footsteps of Marjorie Taylor Greene, holding the American flag upside down as a sign of protest.
The sentencing in Manhattan is slated for just four days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee starts, with his party set to nominate him for president a third consecutive time.
Trump, posting to Truth Social Sunday night, called his opponents ‘fascists’ asked the court – 33 percent of which was appointed by him – to assist.
Donald Trump is pleading for the Supreme Court to intervene in his hush money trial has he awaits sentencing on 34 counts of falsifying documents on July 11
He wrote: ‘The ‘Sentencing’ for not having done anything wrong will be, conveniently for the Fascists, 4 days before the Republican National Convention.’
‘A Radical Left Soros backed D.A., who ran on a platform of ‘I will get Trump,’ reporting to an ‘Acting’ Local Judge, appointed by the Democrats, who is HIGHLY CONFLICTED, will make a decision which will determine the future of our Nation? The United States Supreme Court MUST DECIDE!’
Trump’s lawyers have said they expect to take the case to the Supreme Court.
On Sunday, Trump, who tried to disqualify Merchan from the case, repeated allegations of bias by the judge and the district attorney who prosecuted the case.
Trump plans to appeal after his July 11 sentencing date, his lawyers say.
His lawyers have said they expect to take the case to the Supreme Court.
Trump appointed three of the six current justices named by Republican presidents: Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
The former president also had kind words for former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday for his words on the case that were published exclusively by the Daily Mail.