The Protection Racket Media really will squeeze every bit of juice out of this ridiculous prosecution, won’t they?
Donald Trump will appear either in person or virtually in Judge Juan Merchan’s court for what has been promised to be a brief sentencing hearing. Trump got convicted on a set of felony charges over a legal NDA payment that has never been prosecuted in this manner in the past. Having been convicted by a jury of 12 in Manhattan — and acquitted by a jury of 77.3 million in November — Trump will face no real punishment at all, or so Merchan has promised.
So where’s the drama? Only in the breathless newsrooms who still want a frog-march moment. For instance, here’s a live feed from the street that Reuters is streaming over Twitter/X, even though Trump is likely to appear over video conferencing:
LIVE FOOTAGE: Donald Trump to be sentenced in New…
