Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about Trump's

scheduled sentencing and what it means. After months of back and forth in suspense, the judge in

Trump's New York case has scheduled sentencing for him on January 10th, just 10 days before his inauguration. We're going to go over

the ruling a little bit. Talk about why the judge may have decided the way he has and what might

happen next. The ruling in order is 18 pages or so. So we're going to start with the part that most people have asked about.

What's the likely sentence? Nothing. It's likely to be nothing. The ruling itself states,

it seems proper at this juncture to make known the court's inclination to not impose any

sentence of incarceration, a sentence

authorized by the conviction. It goes on to say that the prosecutors no longer see it as a viable

option. So, the obvious question is, if there won't really be a sentence, why hold a sentencing?

There's a bunch of theories floating around, and I tend to lean toward the one that says,

the judge wants to show that the third branch of government won't be intimidated by politicians.

In his ruling, Mershahn said Trump's team was close to crossing the line with its wording.

Quote, counsel has resorted to language, indeed rhetoric, that has no place in legal pleadings.

For example, countless times in their motion to dismiss, counsel accuses the prosecution and this court

of engaging in unlawful and unconstitutional conduct. He continued, viewed in full context and

mindful of the parties to this action, such arguments in the broader picture have the potential to create a chilling

effect on the third branch of government. The judge cited Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts' recent

statements on the issue and said that, Dangerous Rhetoric is not a welcome form of argument and will have no impact on how the court renders this or any other decision.

I'm not sure that it had no impact. It might have caused the scheduled sentencing.

Even if the judge plans on sentencing Trump with an unconditional

discharge, as indicated, it shows the court wasn't deterred by the rhetoric. Now, this is where

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