CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump “actually gets a benefit” when he is sentenced by New York Judge Juan Merchan on Friday.
The Supreme Court declined to halt Trump’s sentencing by a 5-4 ruling in which Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s three liberals in rejecting an emergency appeal by the president-elect. Honig told CNN host Kaitlan Collins, a former Daily Caller reporter, that the sentencing hearing would allow Trump to appeal his conviction. (RELATED: Jonathan Turley Says ‘Chilling Effect’ Still Exists For Trump Despite Juan Merchan Partially Lifting Gag Order)
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“I think it was perfectly sound,” Honig said. “Basically, the justices in the majority said two things. First of all, they said ‘What‘s the harm? You‘re going to get sentenced to zero. You can…
