Donald Trump is granted a political reprieve after the judge overseeing his New York criminal case delays his sentencing

as his Kamala Harris picks up some new Republican support. On that and more we turn tonight to the analysis of Brooks and

Atkins store. That's New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe

columnist Kimberly Atkins store. Jonathan Kapart is away this evening.

Great to see you both. Good to see you both. So as I just store. Jonathan Kapart is away this evening.

Great to see you both.

Good to see you both.

So as I just said, former President Donald Trump

will not be sentenced in his New York criminal case

until after election day.

The judge in that case, Juan Mershahn explained that his decision to

delay the sentencing was in part to avoid any appearance of affecting the outcome

of the presidential race. Kimberly I'll come to you on this one first because in

addition to being a political analyst and an opinion writer you're also a former trial attorney

Did Judge Mershaun get this right? I think that he did look he could have gone either way I think there are arguments in either direction just to keep the

sentencing where it was or to push it off but one thing a judge wants to do is to make sure

the rulings that he makes stick and I think the fewer, the less obfuscation or appeals or kerfuffle that can happen before the election, the better.

It doesn't really do that much difference to put it off after the

election. Remember we're not talking about a likely prison sentence here. We are

talking about something that's going to be below that, maybe at best of

probation some fines.

So I think it was the right decision

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