Trump’s Appeal Could Deliver Him a Huge October Surprise

Donald Trump has vowed to appeal his historic criminal conviction in New York City, but the awkward timing of his sentencing is primed to push back a final decision until just days before the November election—tossing a flaming catalyst into an already combustible situation.

Trump could be forced to spend time in a state prison, have his movements narrowly controlled on probation, or even be ordered to engage in community service over the summer—long before a higher court can overturn the first ever conviction of a former president. The alternative is that he remains out pending an appeal, with the judgment hanging over his head as he nears Election Day.

The irony is that Trump—who has always employed delay tactics to slow down the many legal actions against him for sexually abusing a journalist, defrauding banks, faking business records, and so much more—could get a taste of his own medicine thanks to the bureaucratic New York court system.

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