Supreme Court shocker: Conservative justices 'give green light' for Trump's hush money sentencing - The ReidOut - MSNBC

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Two conservative Supreme Court justices voted with the three liberal justices to deny Donald Trump’s request to halt his sentencing in his New York hush money case. Why? Joy Reid and our panel of legal experts discuss. - Aired on 01/09/2025.

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1. He won't be going to jail, won't impact the election,

won't impact his taking office as results already certified, so doesn't really matter.

Let's see how they rule on the release of the Smith report, that will be more telling in my view.

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2. Exactly. The illusion of impartiality.

Some of the conservatives on the court recognize that they must occasionally rule in a way that isn't totally in line with what Donnie wants in order to pretend to be independent and impartial.

So they do it when it doesn't matter.

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3. Yes, siree!

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4. Needed

He is not truly a "convicted felon" until he is sentenced.