If the Judge Does This to Trump in the Hush Money Case, It’s Election Interference

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National Review’s Andrew McCarthy, a former assistant US Attorney, is giving us plenty of warning right now: be prepared for Judge Juan Merchan to sentence Trump to jail next month. Sentencing in the politically motivated hush money sham is set to be handed down on September 18, two days after early voting begins in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania.

McCarthy said the intent is clear: smear Trump as a felon who just got sentenced to the slammer weeks before Election Day (via Fox News):

“The Trump defense team has been trying to stave off sentencing. And the lawyers have what, in a normal case, would be real ammunition.

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