Putting Trump in jail on the NY charges two weeks after the election would be a pretty good backdoor way to try to effectively prevent him from attempting another coup if he loses
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That was kind of my first thought - I mean I don't think they're going to put him in prison but I think they might see it as a kind of last backstop to put him on house arrest or something during the inauguration
Why would you bother to delay the sentencing if the sentence is just going to be "Trump must read this hostage statement saying he's very sorry" or whatever
If Merchan is planning a sixty day sentence, then a Nov 26 sentencing and Dec 1 report date would do quite nicely to take Trump off the table during a critical coup planning period.
Yeah I don't love that sentencing is after the election but also I think it's far more likely the sentence will actually be to jail if he loses and less likely for SCOTUS to jump in to save him.
He won't be. That's just when the sentencing, *if applicable because the courts may decide he's immune*, will happen. Then appeals, which can last a year or more, and he won't be in jail at all during that. And he still has his diplomatic passport.
If he wins, he'll pardon himself. "But it's a state crime, the Presid-" DOESN'T MATTER. Not to him, anyway. He'll tweet himself a pardon, NY will sue, it'll be stayed until it gets to SCOTUS, who will rule 5-4 in his favor. Either he faces consequences now, or he could get a GOOJF card.
im skeptical they’ll even do it, and i hope they do, but i wish they would wait a bit if they do. my current worry is that it would stoke the fires of his base even more, and at a very particular time. idk. i agree that he needs to be jailed yes but how will he weaponize that for his own gains
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....can we do this. Please?