The Supreme Court will not “intervene.” It isn’t the way the system works. Supreme Court only hears cases from the lower courts. The trial court will finish their job on July 11, 2024 with the sentencing of Donald Trump. I believe his sentence will be stayed, meaning it will be put on hold until after all appeals have been exhausted.

After sentencing, Donald Trump, will likely submit an appeal, which the appellate court must hear. He can ask that this appeal be expediated. I don’t think he will ask the case be expediated. Losing his appeal doesn’t really help his campaign.

I think Trump likes the attention. No gag order stops Trump from blaming the Biden administration for the trial and verdict. This is totally baseless. No gag order at present stops Trump from claiming that the Department of Justice and FBI are out-of-control. His latest claim is that FBI agents were “locked and loaded” to assassinate him when they entered Mar-a-Lago on August 8, 2022. Note that the Director of the FBI is Christopher Wray, appointed by Donald Trump, but generally at hearings gets the most criticism from Republicans.

It is very rare that the Supreme Court expediates a decision. In December 2023, the Special Counsel Jack Smith sought to expediate the issue of presidential immunity, by having the Supreme Court hear the case before the appeals court had ruled. Donald Trump, fearing that he might lose in the Supreme Court argued that the Appellate Court should first complete its review.

The Supreme Court is powerful. It uses this power cautiously. It can overturn verdicts, if the trial has violated the rights of defendants. If for example, Donald Trump, were forced to testify, then a Constitutional issue would be evident. Judge Merchan let the jury know that Donald Trump had the right not to testify, and the jury could not use this fact in their deliberations.

Our legal system is not in tatters. Our FBI and Department of Justice are very actively enforcing the law, in partnership with the States and local authorities. I want them to continue to investigate all areas of criminal activities, including financial and election law crimes.

Stay tuned,

Dave

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