Interesting article. This point bothers me the most, because I feel it’s so true deeply in my bones. When discussing Trump’s team potentially losing the trial but winning political points, they say:
Practically, the appeals process will inevitably take time, and I doubt if Trump wins the election, he would be sent to state prison. So maybe in the long run, it’s not a terrible miscalculation.
I feel like even a guilty verdict still does not mean Trump will ever see consequences.
It would be completely up to Merchan. If Trump is convicted in NY, and sentenced to prison, the judge determines if he must stay in prison until the appeal process is complete.
Interesting. As much as Trump has been trying to paint Merchan as totally corrupt, he’s actually shown significantly more leeway than I think he would show any other defendant. When it came to the contempt charges, he specifically stated that he didn’t want to jail Trump because he was a former president and current candidate. With that in mind, I would be shocked if he chooses to jail Trump during the appeals process.
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