Former Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy said Friday on Fox News that President-elect Donald Trump’s “silver lining” is that he can have a strong appeal in his New York conviction, following his updated sentencing schedule set by Judge Juan Merchan.
Merchan released his filing Friday, ordering Trump to be sentenced 10 days before his inauguration on Jan. 20, writing that there is “no legal impediment” to impose the former president’s sentencing. On “Special Report With Bret Baier,” Gowdy was asked about the judge’s decision and recalled how he had been in the courtroom for a period of time during the trial.
“I’ve been in a lot of courtrooms. I’ve had bad judges and good judges, but at least they were the same for both sides. This judge, I’ve never seen anything like it, Bret. I mean, the strike zone was like the size of a gnat’s cotton ball…
