Interesting. I’m just guessing but wouldn’t appeals be filed and any further processing of this case stayed, so sentencing wouldn’t happen, given the election?
I know Democrats would want that, but if NY doesn’t do that, then that could be a quick jump to a friendly federal court in any jurisdiction since this is a federal election?
“When Trump tells the judge to kiss his ass”
THAT would be the political ad of the century.
I’m in with Levin - stay or no, an emergency SCOTUS hearing on the legality of states supeceding federal powers in litigating federal election rules is called for (example given: Bush/Gore).
If the NY ruling stands unchallenged a precident is set for any county or state to materially interfer in a federal political campaign by manufacturing conspiracies to suit themselves. This would neuter the policy that states can make their own election laws as long as those laws don’t conflict with Fed law.
So, Scotus needs to sound off toot-sweet. Otherwise, hello ham sandwich trials meant to bankrupt a candidate, where due process in trashbinned, where a minority of jurors get to convict by pick and choose charges from a menu the accused never sees, and where tyranny rules the day.