Court cases can take lots of time. The special prosecutor, Jack Smith, is moving at lightning speed in both current proecutions (Florida docs case, and DC coup case), but even if the judges involved do keep the pace up the only hope Trump has is to delay. He’s obviously guilty and there’s mountains of evidence so if the jury actually meets to deliberate he’s screwed. So the whole goal is to keep taking more time every step that he can.
The Florida judge is completely in the right wing pocket and has already started to tank the case. So far the DC judge is signalling a strong stance of ‘lets get it done’, but there’s tons of ways to slow down a court if you have the money for the lawyers to waste time.
Even if he’s convicted, the sentencing takes time, then appeals, then more appeals. It could be years before anything is truly resolved in this because as long as he has money to pay lawyers (even mediocre ones), then he can keep out of jail and trying to get immunity of office or to pardon himself as president.
The election isn’t until the end of next year though
Court cases can take lots of time. The special prosecutor, Jack Smith, is moving at lightning speed in both current proecutions (Florida docs case, and DC coup case), but even if the judges involved do keep the pace up the only hope Trump has is to delay. He’s obviously guilty and there’s mountains of evidence so if the jury actually meets to deliberate he’s screwed. So the whole goal is to keep taking more time every step that he can.
The Florida judge is completely in the right wing pocket and has already started to tank the case. So far the DC judge is signalling a strong stance of ‘lets get it done’, but there’s tons of ways to slow down a court if you have the money for the lawyers to waste time.
Even if he’s convicted, the sentencing takes time, then appeals, then more appeals. It could be years before anything is truly resolved in this because as long as he has money to pay lawyers (even mediocre ones), then he can keep out of jail and trying to get immunity of office or to pardon himself as president.