Judge Merchan moving the sentencing to mid September is smart. It gives #Trump and DA and the court time to brief the issues, but Merchan will ultimately reject the weak Trump claims, and importantly the new mid-September sentencing date will make it VERY hard for Trump to then be able to appeal to #SCOTUS before the election as he will have to appeal within NY state courts first. #legal
@GottaLaff The other thing is that Americans always have a short memory. So 48 days (9/18 to 11/5) versus 115 days (7/11 to 11/5) are better because Americans will remember it better when they go vote on 11/5.
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also puts his conviction front and center much closer to the election, when more people will be paying attention than in July. well played, trumpy!