Alvin Bragg has punted the issue of the timing of the sentencing to Justice Merchan. Assuming, for purposes of argument, that Merchan decides that nothing in the immunity decision compels him to order a new trial, should he sentence Trump before the election?
Yes. Regardless of what the sentence is–and I don’t expect it to include jail time–the American people are entitled to know it before the election. It will be, and should be, a factor in the national decision-making process.
Trump will denounce it as “election interference.” I would call it a welcome blast of truth and openness in the system.