While there are more than a few people who are rooting for Donald Trump to go to jail over the Stormy Daniels hush money case, one pretty huge event could prevent that from happening, says CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig.
The 2024 election.
“The next time they’re going into court with Trump present is December,” he says on this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast. “That’s eight months away. I’ve never seen a judge set a next appearance. And I get that it’s very, very complicated for Trump. We just saw it was like a military operation almost to get him moved around. But the reality of that is... there’s no way there will be a trial date set until 2024, and likely at least several months into 2024.”
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“Now, is a judge really going to try a case while Donald Trump is in the middle of primaries and debates and the convention, and maybe the front-runner and maybe the presumptive nominee? That to me is really difficult to do as a practical matter,” he adds.
Honig thinks the Trump team’s best course of action would be to delay a trial. Because if he wins the presidency, the chances of getting Trump tried are slim.
Honig shares why in this episode, along with what could happen to the trial timeline if Trump wins—and if he loses. And neither is great.
Honig also shares when he thinks the Fulton County, Georgia, indictment will hit and how Michael Cohen may not be the squeaky-clean hero we think he is. In fact, his shady past could put the Trump case in jeopardy in a few ways.
Plus, Wall Street Journal reporter Robbie Whelan, who covers Walt Disney Co. and the business of Hollywood, joins New Abnormal co-host Danielle Moodie to walk through the battle between Ron DeSantis and Disney.
Whelan reveals the reason DeSantis is set on trying to control the Mouse and how Disney’s old board quietly stuck it to him—for now.
Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.
