Friday’s been a busy day for Donald Trump — and the day’s only half over.
The biggest news, of course, is that the sentencing in the Manhattan case has now been delayed to November 26, as Judge Juan Merchan issued a ruling pushing the sentencing back as well as his anticipated ruling on the motion to set aside the verdict based on presidential immunity.
BREAKING: Judge Delays Donald Trump’s Manhattan Case Sentencing Until After Election
Before that news broke, the former president began the day attending oral argument in his appeal of the E. Jean Carroll verdict (the first verdict) before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Following that, Trump appeared with his attorneys, Alina Habba and Will Scharf, and gave a press conference at Trump Tower. The former president shared his own thoughts about the Carroll litigation (and other lawfare) before turning the floor over to his attorneys, who promptly and thoroughly dismantled the case.
Trump Lawyers Debunk Entire Case Against Trump in Less Than Seven Minutes
Trump then returned to the podium and shared his thoughts regarding the upcoming presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, characterizing the September 10 event as “going into very hostile territory.”
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “I’m going into very hostile territory in a debate with ABC. George Slopodopoulos and that group. ABC is the worst of everybody. They are the nastiest. As bad as you can be.” pic.twitter.com/EGf9VdOdqc
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 6, 2024
“I’m going into very hostile territory shortly, in a debate with ABC — George Slopodopoulos and that group. And ABC, I think, is the worst of everybody. I think they’re the worst. They’re the nastiest; they’re as bad as you can be. They’re worse than NBC — which is saying a lot.
“And we have something coming — and the reason I’m doing it is because that’s the only one that she would do it with, because her best friend is the head of ABC or ABC News, and her husband’s best friend is married to that one.
“So…and Donna Brazille is there — you remember the famous Donna Brazille? She gave Hillary Clinton the questions — you remember that? That was a little embarrassing. She got fired — I assume for that. But now she’s working at ABC.
“So, I said, ‘I’ll do it anyway.’ Because even if she knows the answers and knows the questions, I don’t think she’ll be very good. And this is not what our country wants, and I feel I have an obligation to do it — and she’d never stand up here like this and give a news conference.”
Trump also addressed the weaponization of the justice system.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “This is the weaponization of justice at a level that nobody’s ever seen before in this country… You see it in Third World countries… but you don’t see it in the United States of America… and I think I’m doing a great service by having gone through it.” pic.twitter.com/PaXjE7cZI5
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 6, 2024
“This is the weaponization of justice at a level that nobody’s ever seen in this country before — we’ve never seen it. You see it in Third World countries, you see it in banana republics, but you don’t see it in the United States of America, and it’s a very sad thing. And I think I’m doing a great service by having gone through it and revealing it.”
Trump continued, noting that the lawfare against him has, in some respects, helped him.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “The public understands it is a hoax, it’s a scam, it’s a political witch hunt and some of you should be ashamed of yourselves.” pic.twitter.com/LmY7wI66ch
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 6, 2024
“The only thing I can say that’s good about it is the public understands — and my poll numbers, I believe, are higher now than they would have been without it. Because the public understands it’s a hoax, it’s a scam, it’s a political witch hunt, and some of you should be ashamed of yourselves.”
Trump now heads to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he’s set to deliver remarks to the National Fraternal Order of Police at 4:00 p.m. Eastern.
