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Maybe I am jaded, but I don't for a second believe that Merchan - who couldn't even hold Trump in contempt for conduct that would have landed anyone else a night in jail - intends to sentence a presidential candidate 7 weeks before the election.

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Very Very Common Mike Dunford 's avatar Very Very Common Mike Dunford @questauthority.bsky.social
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You can believe what you want. The reality is that courts don't get to just blow off SCOTUS rulings, no matter how much they want to. And if Merchan does not do basic factfinding on the new immunity rule, it's a certain reversal on appeal. The briefing schedule to accomplish that is reasonable.

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Paul Craig 's avatar Paul Craig @paulwcraig1.bsky.social
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www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-g...
Are you forgetting there was the threat of jailing him? The system is inadequate to hold those of means accountable. Or able to dip into a campaign war chest....

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