“Donald Trump has a uniquely personal interest in the outcome of the election: If he wins the White House, he could disrupt or even dispose of the various criminal cases he is facing. But if he loses, he could become the first former president to lose his liberty, too,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Trump’s four criminal cases are quietly chugging along in court even as his race against Vice President Kamala Harris dominates the news. Important legal battles continue to be fought, and motions to be filed. Even now, Mr. Trump’s lawyers are preparing for him to be sentenced — possibly to jail time — on his one conviction so far at a hearing in Manhattan scheduled for three weeks after Election Day.”
“Mr. Trump has told people close to him that if he wins the election, the legal cases would simply ‘go away.’”
