Worst possible outcome for Trump: Why Trump's sentencing delay may make 'confinement' more likely

At first glance, the news that the sentencing in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial has been scheduled for after the presidential election seems like a win for Trump, but what is also possible, and even likely, is that Judge Merchan put the date after the election because he intends for the sentence to include "confinement," either at home or in jail, and he did not want such a dramatic sentence to influence the election. Duncan Levin and Kristy Greenberg, former federal prosecutors, share their insights with Alex Wagner. » Subscribe to MSNBC: youtube.com/msnbc Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking news and daily headlines at a glance: www.msnbc.com/information/download-msnbc-app-n1241… Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: www.msnbc.com/ Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: link.msnbc.com/join/5ck/msnbc-daily-signup Find MSNBC on Facebook: www.facebook.com/msnbc/ Follow MSNBC on Twitter: twitter.com/MSNBC Follow MSNBC on Instagram: www.instagram.com/msnbc #JudgeMerchan #Trump #2024election

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