If you have an unfinished trial, is that suspended? What if he's convicted of a serious crime prior to taking the oath? I assume he will pardon himself, and I think the court will agree he can.

As to the first question, no way that comes up. I think there is no chance that the court will schedule a trial that would run through early November 2024. Either they'll be ready to go several months before then, or it will get pushed until after the election. That probably holds true even if Trump isn't the nominee, honestly. I think the judge will probably reason that it's best for everyone if the trial isn't right around the election. I would agree with that.

So - what if he's the nominee and convicted in the late summer? Not much. I think Trump will be granted post-trial release pending appeal, no matter what. He meets the criteria, even without considering the unique circumstances of the election. He's under constant supervision by a Secret Service detail - he's zero flight risk, zero risk to cause injury to others, and there's very genuine appealable issue in whether the decision to allow the DOJ to break attorney-client privilege on the crime-fraud exception was correct.

If he's elected, I expect the court would rule that his sentence would be served after his term of office. The Judiciary can't lock up the Executive. And then he would pardon himself, and that would be that.

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