The ruling is significant not only for its stark repudiation of Trump’s novel immunity claims but also because it breathes life back into a landmark prosecution that had been effectively frozen for weeks as the court considered the appeal.

Yet the one-month gap between when the court heard arguments and issued its ruling has already created uncertainty about the timing of a trial in a calendar-jammed election year, with the judge overseeing the case last week canceling the initial March 4 date.

Trump’s team vowed to appeal, which could postpones the case by weeks or months — particularly if the Supreme Court agrees to take it up. The judges gave Trump a week to ask the Supreme Court to get involved.

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    9 months ago

    But if he never sees any consequences does it even matter? Hard to not be apathetic about this never ending clown show.

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      Don’t worry, only ten, maybe fifteen more years of delays and appeals, and this case will go to trial!

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        Getting my popcorn ready for the post-trial appeals (i know I’m getting ahead of myself but that’s my favorite part 🍿¯\_(ツ)_/¯🍿)