Talk:Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York
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Requested move 1 August 2023
- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: no consensus. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 23:32, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York → New York prosecution of Donald Trump – More concise and consistent with Federal prosecution of Donald Trump. Using two different naming formats for these articles doesn't make sense. Would also support a move to People v. Trump, but it appears that would not get consensus here. Elli (talk | contribs) 21:27, 1 August 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal (talk) 02:12, 9 August 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal (talk) 13:07, 16 August 2023 (UTC)— Relisting. —usernamekiran (talk) 22:12, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support per nom. I don't see any reason not to move it for consistency. I would oppose "People v. Trump" only because I'm not certain the average reader would understand the relatively nuanced legal difference between "United States v. X", "People v. X", "New York v. X", etc. estar8806 (talk) ★ 23:30, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Elli Very weak oppose. The consistency argument is too weak to pass my status quo threshold. Also, the new title has slightly more potential to be misparsed as, say, [{new {York prosecution}...}] by those for whom neither the state of New York nor Wikipedia naming convention are too familiar. Llew Mawr (talk) 03:18, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
- I would understand the argument of it being a "new" prosecution in "X" place (here being a "new" prosecution in "York") if it were just about any other state. Considering most people will think of New York City before any other American place, it's probably not a stretch that readers will understand "New York" is referring to a place in this context, even if it's referring to the state as a whole and not the city that most would be familiar with.
- That all being the case assuming I read your argument right. estar8806 (talk) ★ 16:52, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
- Possibly clearer would be New York state prosecution of Donald Trump. This would more closely parallel Federal prosecution of Donald Trump and make it clearer that it's the state, not city, that is prosecutor, and that NY is not simply the location of a federal prosecution. Station1 (talk) 04:35, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Station1 I'd support that if it were proposed. It's much clearer and frees up space for a prepositional phrase to be added if the same state prosecutes Trump again on an unrelated charge. Llew Mawr (talk) 11:26, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
- I'd also support that title. Elli (talk | contribs) 16:48, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Station1 Your suggestion makes even more sense now a special grand jury in the state of Georgia indicted ten persons unknown—likely to include Trump—as it would more obviously cause confusion (with the sovereign country) to move 2020 Georgia election investigation to either Prosecution of Donald Trump in Georgia or Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump. Llew Mawr (talk) 01:51, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Llew Mawr @Estar8806 I also support this new title as it can avoid any ambiguity. Should a new move request be filed then? Dcdiehardfan (talk) 01:12, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- There's no need for a separate move request if consensus here choses a different title than the one proposed. I still personally prefer the original proposed title, but if it is to be "New York State" then the "s" must be capitalized, so New York State prosecution of Donald Trump. Though, if the concern is that it could be misinterpreted as "New", "York" prosecution, then I don't see how the addition of state would minimize that confusion at all. estar8806 (talk) ★ 01:20, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Also, there shouldn't be any worry of confusion with the City. The city doesn't have the power to prosecute cases like this, only minor offenses. estar8806 (talk) ★ 01:22, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Estar8806 Totally agreed on your first point. As to the second, I'm really not fussed about which capitalisation we choose, but, presumably, when @Station1 proposed 'New York state prosecution' to, I quote, "more closely follow Federal prosecution of Donald Trump", they meant we should title so as disambiguate state prosecutions from federal ones (e.g. under their proposal, the Georgia article would also become 'Georgia state prosecution of Donald Trump'), not to distinguish the city from the state. Whilst 'New York State state prosecution of..." would be logical, I'd oppose that on obvious stylistic grounds. Llew Mawr (talk) 13:40, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- There's no need for a separate move request if consensus here choses a different title than the one proposed. I still personally prefer the original proposed title, but if it is to be "New York State" then the "s" must be capitalized, so New York State prosecution of Donald Trump. Though, if the concern is that it could be misinterpreted as "New", "York" prosecution, then I don't see how the addition of state would minimize that confusion at all. estar8806 (talk) ★ 01:20, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Possibly clearer would be New York state prosecution of Donald Trump. This would more closely parallel Federal prosecution of Donald Trump and make it clearer that it's the state, not city, that is prosecutor, and that NY is not simply the location of a federal prosecution. Station1 (talk) 04:35, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
- Strong support: I also think this should be moved out of consistency, and the fact that it's codified with WP:CONSISTENT alone I think makes it a good rationale to do so, and generally, articles associated with the subject of Trump's prosecutions involve having the subject first. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 01:07, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose The argument made based on consistency doesn't make sense; in fact the move would disrupt consistency with Prosecution of Donald Trump in Georgia. Keivan.fTalk 03:26, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Keivan.f I'm not supporting this move proposal but it did occur prior to the Georgia article's creation (exactly 24 hours before your comment when the new indictment was announced prior to its publication). Presumably any decision we make here about the titling of articles for state prosecutions of Trump would carry over to Georgia. In other words, that article would be renamed (if needed) without a discussion to be consistent with the title that results from this discussion. Llew Mawr (talk) 11:50, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, the Georgia article should also be moved to "Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump". Elli (talk | contribs) 16:39, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Elli The impending Georgia prosecution is one of the reasons for my opposition to this move and support instead of "x state prosecution of Donald Trump" since there's also a country called Georgia. For instance, 2020 Georgia state elections (whose subject Trump is charged with interfering with by Georgia state) uniquely includes "state" in its title despite being about non-state elections since Georgia (the country) had a national election in 2020 also. Llew Mawr (talk) 20:43, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Llew Mawr I'd be fine with adding "state" to both of these, though it's not my ideal title. Elli (talk | contribs) 22:23, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Such a disambiguation is unnecessary because Trump has not been indicted in the country Georgia. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 23:03, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Elli The impending Georgia prosecution is one of the reasons for my opposition to this move and support instead of "x state prosecution of Donald Trump" since there's also a country called Georgia. For instance, 2020 Georgia state elections (whose subject Trump is charged with interfering with by Georgia state) uniquely includes "state" in its title despite being about non-state elections since Georgia (the country) had a national election in 2020 also. Llew Mawr (talk) 20:43, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, the Georgia article should also be moved to "Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump". Elli (talk | contribs) 16:39, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Keivan.f I'm not supporting this move proposal but it did occur prior to the Georgia article's creation (exactly 24 hours before your comment when the new indictment was announced prior to its publication). Presumably any decision we make here about the titling of articles for state prosecutions of Trump would carry over to Georgia. In other words, that article would be renamed (if needed) without a discussion to be consistent with the title that results from this discussion. Llew Mawr (talk) 11:50, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support. Emphasizes that the prosecution is by New York state and not just in New York. Also, Keivan.f's argument is moot because that article was moved to Georgia election racketeering prosecution. Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 15:43, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
- Note: WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography has been notified of this discussion. —Usernamekiran_(AWB) (talk) 22:14, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
- Note: WikiProject Donald Trump has been notified of this discussion. —Usernamekiran_(AWB) (talk) 22:14, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
- Note: WikiProject New York (state) has been notified of this discussion. —Usernamekiran_(AWB) (talk) 22:14, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
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OpposeWeak oppose: In this case, Trump alone is indicted. In the Georgia case, Trump is one of 19 people indicted. HandsomeFella (talk) 17:44, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Ok. I still think the current title is better than the proposed one, firstly because "Federal" is an adjective while "New York" is a proper noun used as an adjective, secondly because we don't have total consistency anyway, due to the name of the article on the Georgia case. HandsomeFella (talk) 05:42, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
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Requested Edit in Introduction
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I'm looking to change this line in Paragraph 2 of the introduction: "The next in-person hearing is set for December 4 in New York. Trial was set for March 25, 2024." to "Trial is currently set for March 25, 2024".
The date for the "next in-person hearing" has passed and I don't see the relevancy of keeping it in the article at the moment. I think it would be best to remove it and just keep the trial date. Thecocohead (talk) 00:08, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
Request Edit in Trial
Old Text under subtitle Trial:
On April 12, 2023, in a separate legal action, Trump sued Cohen, seeking $500 million in damages for breach of contract.[113]
I suggest to append the old text, immediately following [113] with the following sentence:
On October 5, 2023, Trump dropped the lawsuit against Cohen. [ref1,ref2]
ref1: New York Times, October 5, 2023, Trump Drops Lawsuit Against Michael Cohen, His Former Fixer.
ref2: Reuters, October 6, 2023, Trump files to dismiss $500 million lawsuit against his ex-lawyer
Note Similar references exist in CNN. I would not include that the lawsuit is temporarily paused as stated by Trump's spokesperson. The alternative wording "files to dismiss" is acceptable. I believe the addition is necessary, as without it, there exists a legal threat against Cohen. Davelord florida (talk) 11:57, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
Just a Thought
If this trial goes on for much longer, it might be a good idea to create a separate article for the trial itself. 173.187.179.10 (talk) 17:41, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Motion to dismiss the indictment
This article seems to have skipped over Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment, and Judge Merchan’s rejection of that motion. Anythingyouwant (talk) 06:19, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
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