Donald Trump’s criminal trial sentencing is happening after all

If there is one thing, my dear friends, we can be sure of, it is that political surprises have a tinge of mythology to them. They are Pandora’s boxes, mythological bags of tricks that pop up in the most colorful ways at the most inopportune times.

Ha! Like a thousand roaring claps of thunder, this bag of tricks has just found itself in right in front of an orange traitor himself! Judge Merchan has ordered the little traitor to appear before him in person or virtually next week to be sentenced for his naughty behavior and felonious crimes.

Oh, the sound of laughter! Thank you so much, Fate. You DO have a habit of appearing just at the correct times. This wild thunderbolt of grand news has effectively wiped Johnson and the GOP House caucus off the news map, at least for now. Trump’s felonies are back in the news, and social media is going CRAZY.

I do so love these little political surprises. It’s raining felonies down at Mar-a-Lago as the traitor must be absorbing this news that his Judge did NOT let him get off scot free. January 10 is a Friday. It is one week from the time I write these words.

This is not good news for the orange, bulbous one. He will NOT be happy, and we can await many weekend meltdowns as the ketchup bottles will presumably come out of hiding. I’ve just got to hand it to Judge Merchan. He didn’t have to do this. I applaud him for not taking the easy way out.

So, what will the sentence be? Merchan sure has lots of options. Of course, this writer would be utterly delighted if the sentence were immediate prison. I doubt that will happen, but anything can and does happen in politics. And this is set up to be quite a hearing. It will be a pure delight to talk about and to report on.

We have a new president elect, readers! We have a new president-elect who, in a week, has to appear before his honor and hear: “ALL RISE!!” Then he must listen to his punishment — a bitter day for him, a celebration for everyone else.

Bocha Blue

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